Annual Report 08 - School of Civil and Environmental Engineering ...

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Annual Report 08

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OUR PEOPLE
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ESEarCH Interests of School Academic staff
acworth, R. Ian
Gary Johnston
Professor of Water
Management
BSc Leeds, MSc PhD
Birm., FGS
Research Interests:
Investigation of groundwater dynamics and
hydrochemical processes in the coastal zone:
Development of field instrumentation and
analysis methods in groundwater studies:
Electrical methods in the investigation of
groundwater and salinity: Relationship between
Palaeoclimate and dryland salinity.
al-Kilidar, Hiyam
Lecturer
B.Sc., M.Eng.Sc., PhD
UNSW
Research Interests:
Project Management:
HR Management:
Ethical and Cultural
Issues in Management: Quality Management.
andersen, Martin
Senior Lecturer
MSc in Engineering,
Ph.D. at DTU, Denmark
Research Interests:
Reactive flow and
transport modeling:
Investigation of geochemical processes and
groundwater dynamics in the coastal zone:
Surface water groundwater interactions.
attard, Mario
Associate Professor
BE PhD MHEd UNSW,
MIEAust, CPEng
Research Interests:
Finite Strain Isotropic
and Anisotropic
Hyperelastic Modeling: Fracture in Concrete
and Masonry: Crack Propagation due to Creep:
Ductility of High Strength Concrete Columns:
Buckling of Sandwich Columns: Lateral Buckling
of Thin-Walled Beams.
Bradford, Mark
ARC Federation Fellow
UNSW Scientia
Professor, Professor of
Civil Engineering
Director CIES
BSc BE PhD USyd., DSc
UNSW, CPEng, CEng,
MASCE, FIEAust, MIStructE
Research Interests: Structures subjected to
elevated temperatures, curved members,
arches, steel structures, composite steelconcrete
structures, concrete structures,
numerical methods, stability, viscoelastic effects,
non-discretisation techniques, design codes,
structural retrofit.
Carmichael, David
Professor of Civil
Engineering
BE MEngSc USyd., PhD
Cant., CPEng, FIEAust,
MASCE
Research Interests:
Management, systems applications of
optimisation, synthesis: Identification and
analysis: Contracts and disputes: Project
delivery: Construction operations: Project
management and management functional areas
including risk, economics, finances, people
resources and scope: Construction management:
Problem solving and decision making.
Cathers, Bruce
Senior Lecturer
BE USyd. DipHE Delft,
MEngSc UNSW, PhD
Manc.
Research Interests:
Numerical Methods:
Computational hydraulics: Physical and numerical
modeling: Artificial neural networks applied to
environmental problems.
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Cox, Ron
Associate Professor
Director Academic
Finance Marketing
BE PhD UNSW, CPEng,
FIEAust
Research Interests:
Climate change adaptation for settlements
and infrastructure: Coastal engineering and
coastal zone management: Stability, design
and safety of coastal structures: Application of
sand filled geo-containers in coastal protection:
Environmental monitoring and modeling:
Desalination plant brine disposal: Hydraulics of
water and wastewater treatment plants: Flood
hydraulics and floodplain management: Life
safety, emergency warning and evacuation.
Davis, Steve
Lecturer
BE PhD UNSW
Research Interests:
Stochastic Systems:
Evolutionary
Programming: Parallel
Computing Applications to Civil Engineering
Douglas, Kurt
Pells Sullivan Meynink
Senior Lecturer of Rock
Mechanics
BE USyd. PhD UNSW,
MIEAust
My main interests lie in
the field of rock mechanics. Predicting strengths
of large-scale rock masses (hundreds of meters)
continues to be a major challenge. I am
attempting to improve our understanding using
laboratory tests, field studies and numerical
methods.

Foster, Stephen
Professor
BE NSWIT, MEngSc
PhD UNSW, MIEAustdf
Research Interests:
Non-flexural members
in Reinforced Concrete:
Analysis and design of reinforced concrete
deep beams, corbels, and nibs: High strength
concrete: Design of high strength concrete
columns. Design and analysis methods for
non-flexural members of high strength concrete.
Design with reactive powder concretes.
Numerical modeling: Non-linear finite element
modelling of reinforced concrete membrane
structures, 3D finite element modeling.
Gao, Wei
Lecturer
BE HDU, ME PhD
Xidian, MIIAV, MAAS
Research Interests:
Uncertain modelling
and uncertain methods:
Vehicle-bridge interaction dynamics: Wind and/
or seismic induced random vibration: Trainrail-sleeper-foundation-tunnel/bridge
system:
Stochastic nonlinear system: Vehicle dynamics
and vehicle rollover: Structural optimization and
control: Smart structures: Stability and reliability
analysis.
Gilbert, R Ian
Professor of Civil
Engineering
ARC Australian
Professorial Fellow
Deputry Director, CIES
BE PhD UNSW CPEng
FIEAust
Research Interests: Reinforced and prestressed
concrete structures; including serviceability
(deflection and crack control, tension stiffening),
time-dependent deformation and the effects of
creep and shrinkage on structural behaviour;
ductility and the use of low ductility reinforcing
materials; and reactive powder concrete.
Analytical and numerical modelling of structures.
Gowripalan,
Nadarajah
Senior Lecturer
BSc(Eng) Moratuwa,
MSc PhD Leeds,
MIEAust
Research Interests:
Influence of micro and macro cracking on service
life of HPC: Durability of concrete structures in
marine environments. Reactive Powder Concrete
(RPC) for very high strength composites
(200-800MPa): RPC in prestressed concrete
applications: Early age behaviour of concrete
slabs: Plastic shrinkage cracking, flatness and
levelness. Alternative reinforcements: Synthetic
fibre reinforced concrete, FRP Fibre Optics and
DIT for health monitoring of structures.
Han, Sangwon
Lecturer
BEng WKU, MSc HYU,
PhD UIUC
Research Interests:
Dynamic Project
Management
(DPM): Hybrid Simulation Modeling:Lean
Construction: Building Information Modeling
(BIM): Genetic Algorithm (GA) / Artificial Neural
Network (ANN): Green Building / Sustainable
Construction.
Khalili, Nasser
Professor
Deputy Director, CIES
Head of Geotechnical
and Transport
Engineering
BSc Teh., MSc Birm.,
PhD UNSW
Research Interests: Mechanics of unsaturated
soils:Flow and deformation in double porosity
media: Numerical methods applied to
geotechnical engineering: Pavement engineering.
McCabe, Matthew
Senior Lecturer
BE, PhD Newcastle
Research Interests:
applying remote
sensing approaches
to improve knowledge
of the Earth System, focusing predominantly
on water and energy cycles at the land surface,
but broadly interested in all applications
encompassing terrestrial, atmospheric and
oceanic components.
Moore, Stephen
Senior Lecturer
BE UNSW, MEngSc
Adel., CPEng, MIEAust
Research Interests:
Development of
environmental
material accounting techniques, such as
Material Flux Analysis, for regional and
corporate environmental management systems;
Simulation and decision analysis applied to waste
management systems.
Oeser, Markus
Lecturer
MEngSc (Univ.Dipl.-
Ing) & PhD (Dr- Ing.)
Dresden University of
Technology
Research Interests:
Numerical methods (FEM, BEM): Constitutive
models for Pavements (elastic and viscose
behaviour): Computational models for Pavement
(geometrically and physically non-linear
modelling of structural behaviour, thermic
modelling, hydraulic modelling): Multi-scaling
Methods, Bridging-scale Methods: Testing
of Pavement Material (crack propagation,
permanent deformation).
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peirson, William
Senior Lecturer
Co-Director, Water
Research Centre
Director, Water
Research Laboratory
BE BSc MEngSc PhD
UNSW
Bill is an international expert in Civil and
Environmental Engineering fluid mechanics
and undertakes specialist research in the fields
of coastal engineering, air-sea and air-water
interaction and exchange, fluvial hydraulics,
estuarine processes and the hydraulics and
mechanical behaviour of turbomachines.
peters, Greg
Senior Lecturer
Deputy Director, WRC
BE(Chemical), PhD
(USyd.)
Research Interests:
Sustainability of the
Australian agricultural sector: Development
of sustainability planning tools, including
environmental life cycle assessment:
Improvement of corporate environmental
reporting, including ecological footprint analysis:
Nutrient fluxes in natural environments.
russell, Adrian
Senior Lecturer
and Scholarships
Coordinator
BE, PhD UNSW,
PGCert(Bristol)
Research Interests:
Unsaturated soils: Fibre reinforced soils: Particle
crushing in granular media: In situ testing of
soils: Constitutive modelling of soils: Wind
turbine foundations.
Sharma, Ashish
Associate Professor
BE Roorkee, MTech IIT
Delhi, PhD Utah State
Research Interests:
Stochastic hydrology:
Synthetic generation
of seasonal streamflow; Medium to long-term
probabilistic forecasting: Stochastic downscaling
of hydrologic variables under climate change
scenarios: Radar rainfall estimation: Rainfall
runoff model and parameter uncertainty
assessment in a Bayesian framework: Water
Resources Management: new developments in
statistics to solve water problems.
Song, Chongmin
Associate Professor
BE ME Tsinghua, DEng
Tokyo
Research Interests:
Scaled Boundary
Finite-Element Method:
Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction: Structural
Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering:
Wave Propagation: Fracture Mechanics: Elasto-
Plastic-Damage Constitutive Modelling: Finite
Element Method, Boundary Element Method.
Stuetz, Richard
Professor
Co-Director, Water
Research Centre
BSc, PhD UNSW
Research Interests:
On-line instrumentation
for monitoring water and wastewater quality:
Biological monitoring for process control:
Biotreatment of odours and volatile emissions:
Bioprocesses for water and wastewater
treatment: Biodegradation of micropollutants.
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taiebat, Hossein
State Water Senior
Lecturer in Dam
Engineering
PhD USyd
Research Interests:
Caisson foundations:
Vertically loaded
anchors: Shallow foundations under combined
loading: Numerical modelling and liquefaction
analysis.
tin-Loi, Francis
Professor of Civil
Engineering
BE PhD Monash,
CPEng, MIEAust
Research Interests:
Identification of
quasibrittle fracture parameters: Smoothing of
contact mechanics problems: Limit analysis in
the presence of constitutive instabilities:Large
scale limit and shakedown analyses.
turner, Ian
Senior Lecturer
Deputy Director,
Research, Water
Research Laboratory
BSc(Hons) USyd.,
MEnvEngSc UNSW, PhD
USyd, MIEAust, MAGU
Research Interests: Coastal Engineering and
Coastal Management; Instrument development,
analysis and modelling of rapid (wave-bywave)
bed level erosion/accretion at the critical
land-ocean beachface boundary; Assessment
of coastline adjustment to a changing climate;
Analysis of crescentic sand-bar behaviour;
Sediment transport mechanisms causing coastal
inlet infilling; video-based methods to support
coastal engineering and management.

Academic staff
Vandebona, Upali
Senior Lecturer
BSc(Eng) Ceylon, MEng
AIT, PhD Monash
Research Interests:
Modelling of Transport
Systems: Development
of simulation and animation models for light rail
train systems and bus services. Facility Location:
Environmental considerations related to transport
facility location: Demand Modelling: Analysis
of public awareness and attitudes related to
transport systems: Air Transport: Intelligent
Transport Systems: Signage systems.
Vrcelj, Zora
Senior Lecturer
BE(Hons 1) W’gong,
PhD UNSW
Research Interests:
Composite Steel-
Concrete Structures:
Creep and Shrinkage: Innovation in Engineering
Education: Structural Stability: Steel Structures.
Waite, T David
Professor and Head of
School
BSc Tas., GradDip R
MIT, MAppSc Monash,
PhD MIT, FRACI
Research Interests:
Separation processes involving colloids and
particles in water and wastewater treatment;
redox chemistry at the solid-solution
interface; photochemistry in aquatic systems;
hydrogeochemistry; theoretical and experimental
studies on the fate and effects of chemical
pollutants; interactions between trace elements
and microbiota in aquatic systems.
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Professional staff
Research, Adjunct &
Visiting Academic Staff
Emeritus Professors
John Black, BA, MTCP, PhD, CPEng, FIEAust
Thomas Chapman, BSc Leeds PhD Southampton
FIEAust
Robin Fell, BE MEngSc Qld. CPEng, FIEAust
David Pilgrim, AM BE PhD DSc CPEng
HonFIEAust
Somasundaram Valliappan, BE Annam MS
Northeastern PhD DSc Wales CPEng FIEAust
FASCE FIACM
Visiting Professors
Nicholas Ashbolt, BAgSc PhD Tas MASM
Marton Marosszeky, BE Newcastle MEngSc
UNSW, FIEAust FAIB
Visiting Associate Professor
Ian Cordery, ME PhD UNSW
Gary Mostyn BE MEngSc BA (Geology) FIE Aust
AIAMA CPEng
Professorial Visiting Fellows
Brian Shackel, BE Sheff, MEngSc PhD UNSW,
CPEng FIEAust
Kourosh Kayvani, PhD UNSW
Visiting Fellows
Robert Care, BE PhD UNSW
Manabu Fujii, BE PhD Tohoku
Peter Hidas, MCEng DipTP PhD Bud
Andrew Kinsela, BSc PhD UNSW
Marion Minouflet, BSc Reunion MSc Metz PhD
Geneva
Jonathan O’Brien, BE UNSW MASc Tor. CPEng,
MIEAust
Stephen Samuels, BE MEngSc Monash PhD
Newcastle CPEng FIEAust MAAS MASA
Xiujiang Song
Gareth Swarbrick, BE Adel, PhD UNSW
GradIEAust
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Senior Research Fellow
Rajeshwar Mehrotra, BE MITS Gwalior ME IIT
Roorkee, PhD UNSW
Research Fellow
Martin Liu, BE MPhil PhD
Senior Research Associate
Richard Collins, PhD Adelaide
Research Associate
Christopher Blenkinsopp, PhD
Shikha Garg, BE IIT Kanpur PhD UNSW
Beatrice Giambastiani, PhD
Anna Greve
Andrew McCallum

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Technical staff
Professional and
Technical Staff
Senior Administrative Officer
Karenne Irvine, BA UNSW
Administrative Officers
Flora Fan, BA CUHK, MEd HKU, MLib-IM UNSW
Patricia McLaughlin
Angela Spano
Personal Assistant to Head of
School
Betty Wong
Administrative Assistants
Les Brown
Julie O’Keeffe
Alice Yau
External Relations Administrator
Mary O’Connell, BA UNSW PhD CSU
Computer Support Officers
Robert Hegedus, BSc MEngSc UNSW, MACS,
MACM
Patrick Vuong
Web/IT Coordinator
Kate Brown, BArch, SU (Thailand),
MArch(Comp) UNSW
Professional Officers
Gautam Chattopadhyay, BE PhD Jadavpur, MS
Youngstown
Paul Gwynne, PDMPMR Sheffield Poly
Senior Technical Officers
Anthony Macken
William Terry
Technical Officers
Richard Berndt, BSc Macq
Ron Moncay
Kelvin Chun H Ong
Foreperson
John Hart
Visiting Fellow
Frank Scharfe
Professional and technical staff play a vital role
at all levels of university life and contribute
significantly to a positive student experience.
Efficient yet flexible administration, courteous
student services and support of teaching and
research activities in a variety of ways can bring
huge benefits and assist the overall success of
a School. The School of Civil and Environmental
Engineering has several long serving, dedicated
and outstanding professional and technical staff
working in areas such as student administration,
IT support, external relations, finances, and
managing and supporting the School’s teaching
and research laboratories.
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Research CEntrES Staff
CIES Staff
Director
Scientia Professor Mark Bradford, BSc BE PhD
Syd DSc UNSW FTSE PEng CPEng CEng MASCE
FIEAust MIStructE MACI
Deputy Directors
Professor Ian Gilbert, BE PhD UNSW CPEng
FIEAust MACI
Professor Nasser Khalili, BSc Teh MSc Birm PhD
UNSW
Administrative Officer
Irene Calaizis, BCom (Marketing) UNSW
Researchers
Associate Professor Yong Lin Pi, BE Tongji ME
Wuhan PhD UNSW CPEng MIEAust
Dr Zhen-Tian Chang, BE ME Hunan PhD UNSW
Dr Emre Erkmen, BE MSc PhD Ottawa PEng
(Ontario)
Dr Ehab Hamed, BSc MSc PhD Technion
Dr Amin Heidarpour, BSc Isfahan MSc Sharif
PhD UNSW
Dr Chi Kin (Jerry) Iu, BEng, PhD HK Poly Univ
Dr Xiaojing Li, BEng Wuhan PhD UNSW
Water Research Centre
Staff
Co-Directors
Professor Richard Stuetz, BSc, MAppSc, PhD
UNSW
Dr Bill Peirson, BE BSc MEngSc PhD UNSW
Deputy Directors
Dr Ian Turner, (Deputy Director - Manly Vale -
Research) BSc(Hons) USyd MEnvEngSc UNSW
PhD USyd MIEAust MAGU
Dr Greg Peters, (Deputy Director - Kensington)
BE(Chemical) PhD USyd
Business Manager - Kensington
Robert Steel
Administrative Assistant -
Kensington
Kirra-Lee Dean
Robby Smith
Program Leaders - Kensington
Stuart Khan, BSc Syd, PhD UNSW –
Micropollutant
Greg Peters, BE(Chemical) PhD Syd –
Sustainable Assessment
David Roser, BSc UNSW, PhD La Trobe, MEnv,
Mac – Environmental Microbiology
Richard Stuetz, BSc MAppSc PhD UNSW – Odour
Prof David Waite, BSc Tas., GradDip R MIT,
MAppSc Monash, PhD MIT, FRACI - Phys Chem
Processes
Research Staff - Kensington
Dr An Ninh Pham, BE PhD UNSW
Dr Heather Coleman
Dr Richard Collins, BSc PhD Adelaide
Dr Jing Guan, BE, ME China PhD UNSW
Dr Rita Henderson
Christine Kaucner, BSc Melbourne
Dr Marcus Klein
A/Prof Sven Lundie, BE Dip Ind Eng Hamburg &
Karlesruhe PhD Lüneburg
Dr James McDonald
Dr Kate Murphy (P/T)
Dr Andrew Rose, BE PhD UNSW
Matthias Schulz
Dr Xianguang Wang, BSc MSc PhD Nanjing
University
Dr Xiaomao Wang, BE PhD Tsinghua
Dr Jinling Wu
Research Assistant - Kensington
Leearna Brown, BSc (Hons) Syd
Volunteer - Kensington
Lance Bowen
WRC Staff @ Water
Research Laboratory -
Manly Vale
Director
Dr Bill Peirson, BE BSc MEngSc PhD UNSW
Manager
Brett Miller, BE BSc MEngSc MIEAust
Professors
Ian Acworth, Gary Johnston Professor of Water
Management, BSc Leeds, MSc PhD Birm, FGS
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Senior Lecturers
Martin Andersen, MSc(Eng) PhD DTU, Denmark
Bruce Cathers, BE Syd., DipHE Delft, MEngSc
UNSW, PhD Manc.
Senior Project Engineers - WRL
Doug Anderson, BE MEngSc
James Carley, BBuild MEngSc
Dr William Glamore, BSc PhD
Steven Pells, BE MEngSc MIEAust
Dr Wendy Timms, BSc Newcastle BSc ANU PhD
UNSW MIAH
Research Associates - WRL
Anna Greve, MSc
Andrew McCallum, BE BE
Gabriel Rau, Dipl Eng
Project Engineers - WRL
Alexandra Badenhop, BE
Matthew Blacka, BE
Ian Coghlan, BE, DipEngPrac
Luis Mallen Lopez, BE MIndEng
Alessio Mariani, BE, MOceanEng
Duncan Rayner, BE
Dr Laurent Tarrade, BSc MSc PhD
Conrad Wasko, BE BSc
Professional Staff - WRL
Ross Mathews – Purchasing Officer
Joan Terlecky – Admin Assistant
Wendy Thomason-Harper – Secretary
Technical Staff - WRL
John Hart
Anna Blacka
Monika Stieler
Hamish Studholme
Robert Thompson
WRL Library
Caroline Hedges, BSc Dip Lib
Jane Fortt
Consulting Specialists - WRL
Prof. Ian P King, BA MS PhD
Dr Rein Nittim, BE MEngSc PhD Dip TCP
MIEAust
David B Tolmie, BScApp(IndChem) MBA MAIChE
Stephen Wyllie, BE

part three
our research
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eSearCh Management Committee Report
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The membership of the School’s Research Management Committee (RMC)
comprises a cross-section of the School’s most active research staff, and
includes representation from the School’s postgraduate research students.
The School’s research activity in 2008 was largely based in its two strong
Research Centres, the UNSW Centre for Infrastructure Engineering and
Safety and the UNSW Water Research Centre. The RMC supports and
encourages research activities across the School and liaises with and
contributes directly to the Faculty’s Research Management Committee and
the University’s Committee for Research. In 2008, the RMC met every
month to oversee and progress all research related aspects of the School’s
operation. Following are brief comments on various key roles undertaken
by the RMC in 2008.
Research Management and Strategies:
A major goal of the RMC is to assist staff in achieving identifiable research
outcomes and to meet the School’s research objective, including:
a. to maintain its research ranking as the leading Civil and Environmental
research school in Australia;
b. to implement strategies that will lay the basis for continuing improved
research performance; and
c. to be internationally recognised for research leadership in the fields of
sustainable infrastructure and water engineering.
Among the strategies that the RMC continued to implement in 2008 and
will continue to do so over the next few years are

m implement the School’s operational and strategic research plan (and
update the plan annually);
m Maintain strong, well funded, inter-disciplinary research groups
focussed in the School’s two large research centres (Centre for
Infrastructure Engineering and Safety and Water Research Centre);
m concentrate research effort and resources by:- distributing
discretionary funds to priority areas; targeting staff recruitment to
research priority areas; attracting, developing and retaining leading
research staff; redeveloping and improving key research facilities; and
seeking external funds for targeted positions;
m improve staff performance (both group and individual performances)
by:- implementing a mentoring process for new and junior staff;
setting research goals for staff (grants, publications, supervision,
collaboration, SSP etc); identifying and collecting key performance
data and key performance measures; benchmarking individuals,
groups and School with competitors; and transforming the School into
a performance based meritocracy;
m effectively communicate research plans, results and outcomes to better
promote our research activities and achievements;
m introduce measures to increase research student numbers (target
100), including a School Research scholarship scheme
m continue to manage and monitor all aspects of the postgraduate
research degree programs, and actively engage postgraduate research
students in all School activities.
Postgraduate Research Student Program
An important aspect of the Committee’s work involves the management
of the School’s postgraduate research student’s program. In 2008, the
School had 77 postgraduate research students enrolled in either ME or
PhD programs. Management of this vital research activity within the School
involves the assessment of applications to undertake higher degrees
within the School, the formulation of specific research plans for each
student accepted into the program, the nomination of suitable supervisors,
reviewing the progress of students at regular intervals, making
recommendations on progress to the Faculty’s Higher Degree Committee,
and finally, nominating examiners when the thesis is completed and, where
necessary, following up on the examination process.
Each student is assigned a review committee of three academic staff
chaired by a member of the RMC. The review committee meets to
interview the student and supervisor(s) at 6 or 12 monthly intervals,
depending on the student’s progress, and, at these reviews, the student
is invited to present a brief seminar outlining progress since the last
review. Most academic staff and several research only staff participated
in the student review panels in 2008. Much of the work load in this area
is carried by the School’s Postgraduate Research Student Coordinator, a
position filled very ably by Associate Professor Ashish Sharma. The student
review process continued relatively smoothly through 2008 with excellent
administrative support provided by Pattie McLaughlin.
The RMC provided funds to support each research student, including a PC
at the commencement of their studies, photocopying and library charges,
and up to $1000 in each of the first three years of their program for
attendance at conferences or other project related expenses. However,
the bulk of the funding to support research student projects in most cases
comes from external scholarships and/or from research grants won by the
student’s supervisor.
Research Grants and Publications
The RMC also provides input to the preparation and coordination of
research grant applications. This includes ranking the School’s applications
for internal Faculty Research Grants (FRGs) and Early Career Research
Grants (ECRs) and UNSW Research Infrastructure Grants (RIBG/MREII)
and reviewing applications for competitive external grants. The School
has continued to be successful in winning external grant income in 2008,
particularly from the highly competitive funding schemes of the Australian
Research Council (ARC). With School staff involved in 8 successful ARC
Discovery Grants and 3 successful ARC Linkage Grants all awarded in
2008, it is by far the most successful School/Department in its discipline
in Australia. The School also continued to attract funding from industry,
largely through the Centre for Infrastructure Engineering and Safety and
the Water Research Centre.
For over a decade the School has led the Faculty in the number of DEST
recognised publications produced by its staff and students. In 2008, the
publication output continued to grow with many outstanding contributions
across the entire School.
Seminar Program
An effective seminar program is considered vital to communication
of research activity both within and outside the School and the RMC
has conducted such a program for many years. The seminar program
continued smoothly throughout 2008 under the direction of Ms Pattie
McLaughlin. Seminars typically involve at least two half hour presentations
by either research students and/or academic staff in a generally similar
discipline area or by a visiting researcher or external invited speaker.
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Some cuRRent ReSeaRch projects at
civil and environmental engineering
The School is engaged in a wide variety of exciting research projects. Just
some are listed below:
1. Nonsmooth mechanics (Francis Tin Loi): School researchers are
examining phenomenon in natural and engineered systems which
can be described as “non-smooth” through use of concepts such as
smoothing and quasi-differentiability. Use of appropriate advanced
mathematical tools enables analysis of quasi-brittle materials and
structures and materials exhibiting nonstandard plasticity and
constitutive instabilities.
2. Surface and Groundwater Connectivity (Ian Acworth, Martin
Andersen):examining the connectivity between surface and
groundwaters as a vital aspect of proper management of Australia’s
limited water resources.
3. Desalination Brine Disposal and/or Reuse (Brett Miller, Will Glamore,
David Waite, Stuart Khan): developing appropriate means of
disposal (and, where possible, reuse) of the concentrated brines
and pretreatment wastes that will be generated on increasing use of
desalination for water supply to drought-stricken cities.
4. Impact of climate change on water supply management (Ashish
Sharma, Raj Mehrotra, Fiona Johnson): Global climate models
are presently the best available tools for predicting changes in
atmospheric-surface behaviour but present computational limitations
are such that their results are of coarse resolution and do not
supply information of sufficiently local scale to directly answer
practical hydrological problems. A major research programme is
being undertaken by School researchers to understand this so-called
“downscaling” process and use the results of the global climate
models to answer specific water resources planning problems.
5. Sexy Feet/Carbon Footprints (Greg Peters, Sven Lundie): For
businesses to be competitive in an increasingly carbon-constrained
marketplace, knowing the carbon footprint of business operations
will become essential for realising both environmental and economic
benefits into the future. Using Life Cycle Analysis methodology,
School researchers are developing improved methods of determining
the carbon footprint of both agricultural and industrial activities in
Australia and New Zealand.
6. A Virtual Laboratory for Advanced Pavement Design (Markus Oeser,
Adrian Russell, Nasser Khalili): The need to handle ever increasing
levels of freight over the road networks has resulted in increased
incidences of cracking, rutting, roughness and flushing. In order
to lower expenditure for maintenance and repair and to improve
the structural integrity of the road network, the Australian design
T h e S c h o o l o f c i v i l a n d e n v i r o n m e n T a l e n g i n e e r i n g a n n u a l r e p o r T 2 0 0 8 > 3 2
approach needs to be revised and new design models and methods
need to be established. School researchers are taking a mechanistic
approach to pavement engineering and are developing an advanced
numerical model which will provide the basis for design and enhanced
performance prediction and will also be of use in selecting more
appropriate road materials.
7. Avoiding Peak Oil and Peak Phosphorus Through the Design of
Sustainable Regional Economies (Stephen Moore, Iain McGill): Around
the globe, regional agricultural systems are facing potentially severe
constraints from the increasing cost of oil and phosphate fertilisers.
School researchers are using the environmental material accounting
method of material flux analysis to analyse the flow of phosphorus and
energy in agricultural systems, and subsequently through cities where
the food is consumed enabling opportunities to be identified to better
cycle phosphorus back to agricultural soil, rather than being lost to
oceans.
8. The Ductility of Reinforced Concrete Slabs (Ian Gilbert): Extreme
actions, such as fire, earthquake, cyclone and blast loading,
unanticipated overloads and marine and other corrosive environments
impose severe demands on the performance of engineered structures.
School researchers are assessing the ramifications of the impacts of
extreme actions on structures and accounting for the problematic
attributes of modern high-strength materials in order to improve the
safety and lifetime of man-made structures such as high-rise buildings
and bridges.
9. Buckling Analysis Based on Hyperelastic Constitutive Modelling of
Materials (Mario Attard): Materials such as elastomers, polymers,
foams, nanocomposites and biological tissues can undergo very large
nonlinear “elastic” deformations under load. School researchers are
developing improved models that provide a much better measure of
the extent of deformation for an applied shear stress. These improved
models will be critical to proper understanding of column buckling and
to design of helical springs, elastomeric bearings, sandwich plates with
soft shear cores and built-up and laced columns.
10. Supercritical Sequestration of CO2 in Geologic Formations (Nasser
Khalili): Geologic sequestration of CO2 under supercritical conditions
is viewed as the most feasible option in the global strategy for carbon
mitigation but many uncertainties exist with regard to the reliability of
this technology. School researchers are actively addressing some of
the problem issues.
11. Post Failure Analysis of Embankment Dams (Hossein Taiebat): Most
Australian embankment dams have not been designed for earthquake
loading, however new studies suggest that an earthquake with a

magnitude of 7.5 M is a credible earthquake for most of the dams
in Australia. School researchers are applying dynamic analysis and
large deformation analysis to describe the likely post failure behaviour
of embankment dams and, on this basis, to develop improved
approaches to dam design.
12. Risk Assessment for Water Recycling (Stuart Khan, David Roser):
While there is increasing pressure to recycle waters for both potable
and non-potable purposes, concern exists due to the possible
presence of pathogenic organisms and chemical contaminants. School
researchers are developing improved methods for qualifying and
quantifying the risks from such contaminants in order to facilitate the
uptake of more sustainable water management practices in Australia.
13. Tracking the Hydrological cycle Using Water Isotopes (Matt McCabe,
Martin Andersen): School researchers are using improved methods of
isotopic measurement and modeling to characterize the pathways and
mechanisms of water movement through the Earth system in order to
develop an understanding of possible climate change implications on
the Earth’s water cycle.
14. Novel developments in predicting and mitigating coastal erosion and
infrastructure damage (Ian Turner, Ron Cox): While approximately
86% of Australians live in the coastal zone, existing coastal
infrastructure is increasingly being threatened by climate change and
sea level rise. School researchers are focussing on a number of key
areas of concern including the mechanisms dominating coastal erosion
and how might major coastal developments be impacted by changed
wave conditions and water levels arising from climate change.
15. Free Radical Processes in Natural and Engineered Systems (David
Waite, Ninh Pham, Shikha Garg): Generation of free radicals
(particularly the powerful oxidizing hydroxyl radical) is both critical
to the health of all living organisms and a powerful technology for
degrading contaminants. School researchers are using both redoxactive
elements and external energy sources including solar radiation
and ultrasound to generate free radicals and, through innovative
experimental and modeling approaches, gaining greater insight into
how these processes operate and how they might be optimized for
effective treatment of waters and wastes.
16. Investigation of Factors Controlling Occurrence and Toxicity of Harmful
Algal Blooms (Andrew Rose, Shikha Garg, David Waite): Why are
cyanobacteria sometimes toxic and sometimes not? What controls the
succession of one species by another? School researchers are using
an innovative combination of chemical and biological approaches
underpinned by a “systems” modeling approach to find the answers to
these questions that are so important to the integrity of our drinking
water supplies and aquaculture environments.
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GraNtS
School of civil and environmental Research Grant Income 2008
In 2008 the School and its Research Centres received $10.7 million in
research grant income. This included nearly $4 million in funds from the
highly competitive ARC Discovery and ARC Linkage Grants.
The School continues to lead the way nationally in research and its
success in attracting external research income confirms our place as one
of UNSW’s most successful research schools. The School has been very
2008 cIeS Research Funding Summary
principal
researchers
research project/topic type of Grant Value at
2008
MA Bradford Advanced analysis, behaviour and design of steel and steel/concrete composite
engineering structures subjected to elevated temperatures.
ARC Federation Fellowship $758,000
MA Bradford Time-dependent dynamic, creep and shrinkage response of curved structural members. ARC Discovery $302,500
MA Bradford, RI
Gilbert
Nonlinear analysis and behaviour of thin concrete axisymmetric shells. ARC Discovery $185,000
MA Bradford,
B Uy & Lysaght
R&D Industry
Partner
Composite beams using fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) profiled slabs. ARC Linkage $80,500
RI Gilbert The implications of low ductility reinforcement and strain localisation on the strength and
ductility of reinforced concrete two-way slabs.
ARC Discovery (incl. Australian Professorial Fellowship) $356,000
S Valliappan Unified approach for the stability analysis of large concrete dams due to ageing
degradation
ARC Discovery $6,000
N Khalili, C Song
& RTA Industry
Partner
An integrated approach to modelling granular materials in a pavement system. ARC Linkage $249,000
N Khalili Experimental investigation and constitutive modelling of thermo-hydro-mechanical
coupling effects in unsaturated porous media
ARC Discovery $189,000
N Khalili, A
Russell, M Oeser,
K Douglas, S
Valliappan
N Khalili, S
Valliappan, B
Loret, A Russell
A calibration chamber for testing unsaturated soils. UNSW Major Research Equipment and Infrastructure
Initiative
Determination of unsaturated soil properties using cone penetrometer data ARC Discovery $152,000
S Foster Fracture of steel fibre-reinforced concrete; Modes I & II ARC Discovery $27,000
S Foster A Study on the Development of blast resistent RPC shell: HSC core composite columns UNSW (FRG) $7,000
Y-L Pi, F Tin-Loi Elasto-plastic distortional analysis and strength of structures doubly-curved in space ARC Discovery $51,000
Z Vrcelj, G Ranzi Long term behaviour of composite steel concrete beams and its effect on composite
dynamic response
ARC Discovery $187,000
M Oeser Early career research program UNSW $10,000
M Oeser Laboratory equipment grant RMC $18,000
S Foster, MA
Bradford, RI
Gilbert, C Song,
F Tin Loi
Advanced Computational Analysis Laboratory (ACAL) RIBG $3,500
L. Ge Structural monitoring and modelling CRCSI (Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial
Information)
$60,000
tOtaL $2,669,500
T h e S c h o o l o f c i v i l a n d e n v i r o n m e n T a l e n g i n e e r i n g a n n u a l r e p o r T 2 0 0 8 > 3 4
successful in recent years in winning external grant income, particularly
from the funding schemes of the Australian Research Council (ARC) and
from industry through the Centre for Infrastructure Engineering and Safety
and the Water Research Centre.
Applied and fundamental research income of $6.8 million was received in
2008, from industry, business and government sources.
$28,000

aRc grants 2008
In 2008 the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering continued to receive significant Australian Research Council (ARC) funding, totaling nearly
$4 million. Details of the successful ARC research projects by School and Centre staff and amounts granted for 2008 are listed below:
principal researchers research project/topic type of Grant Value at 2008
NJ Ashbolt, S Lundie Development of an integrated sustainability framework for best
ARC Linkage with WSAA and Total Environment $12,682
management practice of urban water systems
Centre
MA Bradford Time-dependent dynamic, creep and shrinkage response of curved
structural members.
ARC Discovery $302,500
MA Bradford, RI Gilbert Nonlinear analysis and behaviour of thin concrete axisymmetric shells. ARC Discovery $185,000
MA Bradford, B UY & Lysaght R&D
Industry Partner
Composite beams using fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) profiled slabs. ARC Linkage $80,500
S Foster Fracture of steel Fibre-reinforced Concrete: Modes I and II ARC $27,000
R I Gilbert The implications of low ductility reinforcement and strain localisation on ARC Discovery $356,000 (includes
the strength and ductility of reinforced concrete two-way slabs.
funding for APF)
N Khalili, C Song, P Tamsett, and An Integrated Approach to Modelling Granular Materials in a Pavement ARC Linkage $249,000
PS Ravindra.
System
N Khalili, S Valliappan, B Loret and Determination of unsaturated soil properties using cone penetrometer ARC Discovery $152,000
A Russell
data.
N Khalili Experimental Investigation and Constitutive Modelling of Thermo-Hydro-
Mechanical Coupling Effects in Unsaturated Porous Media.
ARC Discovery $189,000
SJ Khan The Use of Chiral Pharmaceutical Compounds to Characterise Sewage
Treatment Processes and Sewage Contamination of Surface Waters.
ARC Discovery $31,220
SJ Khan, R Stuetz, A Baker, M Fluorescence as a tool for sensitive detection of failures in recycled water ARC Linkage Project
$305,486
Storey
treatment and distribution systems
ARC and 8 partner organisations
Y-L Pi, F Tin-Loi Elasto-plastic distortional analysis and strength of structures doublycurved
in space.
ARC Discovery $51,000
A Sharma, J Ball (UTS), Sivakumar
(UC-Davis)
Stochastic Rainfall Generation for design flow simulation. ARC Discovery $65,000
A Sharma, I Cordery (UNSW), A Stochastic Downscaling Framework for Catchment Scale Climate Change ARC Linkage grant with Sydney Catchment $119,000
Kibria (Sydney Catchment
Authority)
Impact Assessment.
Authority Support
Sharma, Nott, Marshall An Ensemble Modelling Framework for Prediction in Ungauged
Catchments
ARC Discovery DP0879218 $95,000
Sharma, Pitman, Tuteja Integrated assessment of climate change, climate input errors and ARC Linkage with NSW DECC Industry Partner $65,000
land-use change on soil-moisture and carbon-balance in a catchment
simulation framework
support LP0883296
R Stuetz Optimal Management of Corrosion and Odour Problems in Sewer Systems ARC Linkage Project LP0882016 through U.Q $108,429
R Stuetz Detection of Trace Concentrations of Chemical Contaminants in Urban ARC Linkage Infrastructure & Equipment (LIEF) $1,028,261
Water Systems
Grant LE0883080. ARC, UQ, UTS, UNSW.
Ian Turner, PR Russell (UK) and G Wave-by-wave bed-level changes at the beachface of gravel and sand ARC Discovery $105,000
Masselink (UK)
beaches.
Ian Turner, AD Short (Sydney), R Investigating large-scale climatic control of coastal erosion and shoreline ARC Linkage $13,000
Ranasinghe (NSW DNR)
changes using a unique long-term data set and innovative video
monitoring technology.
S Valliapan Unified Approach for the Stability Analysis of Large Concrete Dams due to
Ageing Degradation.
Zora Vrcelj, Gianluca Ranzi Long Term Behaviour of Composite Steel Concrete Beams and its Effect
on Composite Dynamic Response.
TD Waite, A Feitz Application of nano-sized zero valent iron particles to contaminant
degradation through Fentons reagent oxidation
D Waite, S Khan Physico-Chemical controls on Growth, Toxicity and Succession of
microcystis and Anabaena Species in Sydney Water Supply Reservoirs
TD Waite, P Le-Clech, S Chang Membrane fouling in submerged hollow fibre membrane bioreactor
systems: theory, modelling and fouling control.
TD Waite, L Li (UQ), T Howes (UQ) Predicting Lyngbya blooms: impact of iron transformation kinetics on flux,
distribution and rate of uptake of bioavailable iron and phosphorus.
TD Waite, M Melville, I White
(ANU), R Bush (USC), R Collins
Reducing export of acid sulphate soil products (particularly iron,
aluminium, phosphorus and organic carbon) as contaminants to coastal
waters.
ARC $6,000
ARC Discovery $187,000
ARC Linkage LP0348062. Waste Technologies
Australia.
$12,426
ARC Linkage Project LP0883561. ARC, SCA. $30,000
ARC Discovery $100,741
ARC Linkage LP0455697 with Moreton Bay
Waterways and Catchments Partnerships
ARC Linkage LP0455697 with Tweed Shire
Council
$19,976
$9,717
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WRc Grants - Kensington
Key researchers research topic Funding Organisation amount received
in 2008
TD Waite, A Feitz Application of nano-sized zero valent iron particles to contaminant
degradation through Fentons reagent oxidation
NJ Ashbolt, S Lundie Development of an integrated sustainability framework for best
management practice of urban water systems
TD Waite, M Melville, I White
(ANU), R Bush (USC), R
Collins
TD Waite, L Li (UQ), T
Howes (UQ)
Reducing export of acid sulphate soil products (particularly iron,
aluminium, phosphorus and organic carbon) as contaminants to coastal
waters
Predicting Lyngbya blooms: impact of iron transformation kinetics on
flux, distribution and rate of uptake of bioavailable iron and phosphorus
T h e S c h o o l o f c i v i l a n d e n v i r o n m e n T a l e n g i n e e r i n g a n n u a l r e p o r T 2 0 0 8 > 3 6
ARC Linkage LP0348062
Waste Technologies Australia
ARC (LP0455742)
Total Environment Centre
WSAA
ARC Linkage LP0455697
Tweed Shire Council
ARC Linkage LP0455697
Moreton Bay Waterways and Catchments
Partnerships
S Lundie, A Feitz, G Peters Life Cycle Analysis of the grass fed red meat industry Meat and Livestock Australia Ltd $94,310
NJ Ashbolt Pathogen risk indicators for wastewaters and biosolids WERF through CRCWQT $13,332
TD Waite, A Feitz, J Guan Optimisation of ZVI Manufacture
Extension of Optimisation
Orica $40,714
G Swarbrick, R Stuetz, S Former camide landfill, Horsley Park: Landfill gas drainage &
CSR PGH $4,250
Dever (PGH)
biofiltration trial
TD Waite, S Chang Membrane fouling in submerged hollow fibre membrane bioreactor
systems: theory, modelling and fouling control
ARC DP0665515 $100,741
NJ Ashbolt, C Davies, C Riparian and water quality protection by influencing livestock
Sydney Catchment Authority $56,400
Kaucner
movements.
NJ Ashbolt, D Roser, C
Davies, S Petterson
Estimating the Relative Risk from Sewage Treatment Plant Effluent Sydney Catchment Authority $49,091
NJ Ashbolt, G Peters, D
Roser, S Khan, C Davies
Managing the contaminants in feedlot waste products (Flot 333) Meat and Livestock Australia Ltd $368,345
A Sharma Climate change and its impacts on water supply and demand in Sydney The Cabinet Office (NSW) $87,000
A Sharma, Pitman, Tuteja Integrated assessment of climate change, climate input errors and ARCLP0883296
$65,000
land-use change on soil-moisture and carbon-balance in a catchment
simulation framework
with NSW DECC Industry Partner support
A Sharma, L Nott, DJ An Ensemble Modelling Framework for Prediction in Ungauged ARC DP0879218 $95,000
Marshall
Catchments
A Sharma, B Sivakumar
(Griffith), J Ball (UTS)
Stochastic Rainfall Generation for design flow simulation ARC DP0664652 $65,000
A Sharma, I Cordery A Stochastic Downscaling Framework for Catchment Scale Climate ARCLP0668397 with Sydney Catchment $119,000
(UNSW), Kibria (SCA) Change Impact Assessment
Authority Industry Partner Support
S Khan The use of chiral pharmaceutical compounds to characterise sewage
treatment processes and sewage contamination of surface waters
ARC DP0772864 $31,220
TD Waite, R Collins Element uptake by rice - root iron plaque formaqtion and implication to DEST International Science Linkages $1,619
nutrient and toxicant uptake
FR070051
G Peters Creating an environmental sustainability assessment tool (ESAT) Smart Water Fund $98,216
TD Waite Impact of Metal-Reactive Species: Interactions on Growth and Toxicity
of Ichthyotoxic Algae in Australian Coastal Waters
ARC DP0880298 $117,300
R Stuetz Detection of Trace Concentrations of Chemical Contaminants in Urban ARC LIEF Grant LE0883080
$1,028,261
Water Systems
UQ, UTS, UNSW
S Khan, R Stuetz, A Baker Fluorescence as a tool for sensitive detection of failures in recycled ARC Linkage Project LP0776347 $305,486
M Storey
water treatment and distribution systems
TD Waite, J Guan, X Wang Fouling Control in Hybrid Membrane Systems : International Science DEST International Science Linkage $35,000
Linkage Programme with Tsinghua University, China
CH070180
R Stuetz, S Dever Passive drainage and biofiltration of landfill gas using recycled materials NSW Dept of Environment & Conservation $40,444
TD Waite, S Khan Physico-Chemical controls on Growth, Toxicity and Succession of ARC Linkage Project LP0883561 $30,000
microcystis and Anabaena Species in Sydney Water Supply Reservoirs with SCA
R Stuetz Optimal Management of Corrosion and Odour Problems in Sewer ARC Linkage Project LP0882016 through $108,429
Systems -
U.Q
$12,426
$12,682
$9,717
$19,976

Key researchers research topic Funding Organisation amount received
in 2008
D Roser Premiers Water Fund- University of Western Australia - Assessing the
Public Health Impacts of Recycled Water Use. Subcontract to UWA
UWA/PWF $160,000
R Collins ANSTO $4,010
J McDonald ECR/FRG Grant UNSW/Engineering $27,130
S Khan Development of and "Ecotoxicity Toolbox" to evaluate Water Quality for
Recycling - Part Two
Department of Water Western Australia $95,000
S Khan National Water Commission Fellowship: Quantitative Contaminant
Assessment for Water Recycling Schemes
NWC $68,000
total in 2008 $3,363,099
applied Research Projects 2008
research topic Granting Organisation Cash received 2008
CWWT - Workshops - aggregated account Various $0
CWWT - Conferences - aggregated account Various $5,375
CWWT - Atmospheric Emissions - aggregated account Various $59,410
CWWT - Physical Chemical Processes - aggregated account Various $12,500
CWWT - Microbiology - aggregated account Various $94,558
CWWT - LCA & Sustainability - aggregated account Various $172,464
CWWT - Analytical Services - aggregated account Various $0
CWWT - Micropollutants - aggregated account Various $37,010
total applied research $381,317
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WRc Grants - Manly Vale
2008 Funding for Fundamental & Strategic Research led by WRL Investigators
Senior investigators/ researchers topic Funding Source total
Funding
2008
(ex GSt)
I Acworth, B Kelly (Science), M Anderson, B
Giambastiani (Science), A Greve and A McCallum
Martin Andersen
Funding secured in collaboration with Professor
Ian Acworth
Surface- and groundwater connectivity in Maules Creek Cotton Catchment Communities
CRC
Quantify surface water groundwater exchange using thermal and
chemical measurements.
Ian Turner, PR Russell (UK), G Masselink (UK) Wave-by-wave bed-level changes at the beachface of gravel and sand
beaches
Ian Turner, AD Short, University of Sydney, R
Ranasinghe, NSW DECC
Investigating large-scale climatic control of coastal erosion and shoreline
changes using a unique long-term data set and innovative video monitoring
technology.
T h e S c h o o l o f c i v i l a n d e n v i r o n m e n T a l e n g i n e e r i n g a n n u a l r e p o r T 2 0 0 8 > 3 8
National Program for Sustainable
Irrigation, Land & Water
Australia
Australian Research Council –
Discovery DP0770118
Australian Research Council –
Linkage
LP0455157
Ian Turner G Masselink (UK) PR Russell (UK) Beach change over individual wave cycles on sand and gravel beaches. UK Natural Environment Research
Council
Project Leader:
J Williams (UK)
Barrier Dynamics Experiment (BARDEX)
WorkPackage1: Barrier stability and Overwash – Williams et al (UK)
WorkPackage2: Barrier Hydrology – Turner et al (UNSW)
WorkPackage3: Swash sediment transport – Masselink et al (UK)
WorkPackage4: Nearshore hydrodynamics and sediment transport -
Williams et al (UK)
Ian Turner Development of video-based techniques for real-time monitoring and
analysis for coastal engineering and coastal management.
$198,700
$586,000
$105,000
$13,000
$125,000
HYDROLAB III (European Union) $630,000
NSW DECC and LQD EPA (UNSW
Research Agreement)
total $1,689,700
$32,000

2008 Industry funded research undertaken by the WRc -WRL Projects team
Senior investigators and
advisers
James Carley, Ron Cox, Ian Turner,
Doug Anderson, William Glamore,
Bill Peirson
James Carley, Ron Cox, William
Glamore, Brett Miller,
Subject area Industry Sponsors total
Industry
Funding
(ex GSt)
Coastal engineering and
management
Coastal structures and wave
protection
Clarence City Council, Parsons Brinckerhoff,
Warringah Council, Byron Shire Council,
Australian Fresh Corp., MTK Consulting,
Pitt & Sherry, Glenorchy City Council,
NSW Department Of Primary Industries,
Dept Of Sustainability & Environment Victoria, NSW Department Of Lands
Cardno Lawson Treloar,
Delta Marine Consultants,
Water Technology,
Tonkin & Talyor,
Leighton Contractors,
Oceanlinx, Kellogg JV,
Maunsell Australia,
International Coastal Management
Brett Miller; Ron Cox, James Carley Harbours and sheltered waterways P D Naidoo & Associates,
Australian National Maritime Museum
Brett Miller, William Glamore, Wendy
Timms, Bill Peirson
Brett Miller, William Glamore, Bill
Peirson, Bruce Cathers
Desalination intakes and
outfall design for minimising
environmental impacts
Sewage disposal in coastal waters
and environmental impacts
Sydney Water Corporation, John Holland,
Pall Australia, GHD, Blue Water JV
United Group Infrastructure, NSW Department Of Commerce, Sydney Water Corporation,
Hunter Water Corporation, Gunns Ltd
William Glamore, Brett Miller Environmental restoration studies Hunter-Central Rivers CMA, NSW Maritime Authority, Dept. Of
Environment,Water,Heritage & Art, NSW Dept Of Environment & Climate Change, NSW
Department Of Primary Industries
Brett Miller, William Glamore, Bill
Peirson, Bruce Cathers
Wendy Timms, William Glamore,
Doug Anderson, Ian Acworth, Ian
Turner
Wendy Timms, Brett Miller, William
Glamore, Doug Anderson, Ian
Acworth, Ian Turner
Brett Miller, James Carley, Bill
Peirson, Bruce Cathers
William Glamore, Brett Miller, Bill
Peirson
Brett Miller, Ron Cox, Bill Peirson,
Doug Anderson
Brett Miller, Ron Cox, Bruce Cathers,
Bill Peirson
Brett Miller, Bill Peirson, Bruce
Cathers
Estuarine water quality and
environmental flows
Groundwater studies related to
effluent disposal
Groundwater studies, supply,
monitoring, salinity and pollutant
transport
Dept. Nat Resources Environment & Arts,
MidCoast Water
NSW Department Of Commerce,
Kempsey Shire Council
Orica Australia, NSW Dept Of Primary Industries,
Caroona Coal Project, Sydney Coastal Councils Group, EWL Sciences, Cotton Catchment
Communities CRC
Key researchers research topic Funding Organisation amount received in 2008
Stephen Moore Collaboration with National Taiwan University Australian Academy of Science $5,000
David Carmichael, Dr M. C. A. Balatbat "Role of Carbon Financing in Developing Nations in Contestable Funding for International $30, 000
(ASB, UNSW), A/Prof R. L. Tiong (NTU,
Singapore)
Mitigating GHG Emissions",
Strategic Projects, UNSW
$427,425
$571,222
$59,855
$191,510
$326,200
$125,240
$97,182
$81,772
$311,426
Hydraulics of power generation Outotec, Oceanlinx $45,000
Water resources, sedimentation &
environmental flows
Flood modelling and floodplain
management
Water/wastewater hydraulics and
turbomachinery performance
URS, Engineers Australia, Charles Darwin University $23,250
Penrith Lakes Development Corp., SMEC $51,048
Launceston City Council, Expella,
Worley Parsons, Bluescope Steel
Stormwater and pollution control Stramit Building Products, Rio Tinto Alcan, Cardno CCS, Ergon Energy, United Group
Infrastructure
General expert opinion and
miscellaneous revenue
total $2,603,955
Miscellaneous Grants
$177,880
$56,740
$58,206
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eSearCh
Output in
2008
With 6 books or research monographs, 11
chapters in books, 128 papers in refereed
journals, 86 refereed conference papers, 32
non refereed articles in journals and conference
proceedings, 11 completed PhD theses as well
as numerous research reports and reports to
industry, the published output of the School
continues to be at a very high level.
*External author
+School research student
School Publications
2008
BOOKS anD MOnOGRaPhS
*Apgar D, *Witherspoon J, *Easter C, *Bassrai S, *Dillon
C, *Torres E, *Bowker RPG, *Corsi R, *Davidson S,
*Wolstenholme P, *Forbes B, *Quigley C, *Ward M, *Joyce
J, *Morton R, * Weiss J, and Stuetz R (2008) Minimization of
Odors and Corrosion in Collection Systems, WERF/IWAP, 220
pages (NON-DEST research handbook).
*Lemass B and Carmichael D (2008) Front – End Project
Management, 2008 Pearson Education Australia.
Lundie S, *Ciroth A, *Huppes G (2008) Inventory methods in
LCA – towards consistency and improvement. 152 pages. May,
VDM Verlag, Saarbrucken, Germany.
Lundie S, Ashbolt N, *Livingston D, + Lai E, *Karrman E,
*Blaikie J, *Anderson J (2008) Sustainability Framework,
Water Services Association of Australia (NON-DEST research
handbook).
*Maekawa K, *Vecchio F, and Foster S (eds), Practitioners’
Guide to Finite Element Modelling of Reinforced Concrete
Structures, fib Bulletin 45, Fédération Internationale du Béton,
2008, 337pp.
*Trahair NS, Bradford MA, *Nethercot DA and *Gardner L
(2008) The Behaviour and Design of Steel Structures to EC3,
4th edition, Taylor & Francis, London.
BOOK chaPteR (ReFeReeD)
Bradford MA, Pi Y-L (2008) A finite curved-beam element for
thermoelastic buckling analysis of elastically supported arches.
Chapter 9 of Trends in Computational Structures Technology,
BHV Topping et al. (eds). Kippen, UK: Saxe-Coburg, pp197-
222.
Foster S, Chapter 2, “Design Using Linear Stress Analysis”, in
Practitioners’ Guide to Finite Element Modelling of Reinforced
Concrete Structures, Eds. Maekawa K, Vecchio F, and Foster S,
fib Bulletin 45, State-of-art-report, 2008, 337pp.
Foster S, Chapter 6, “Advanced Modelling and Analysis
Concepts”, in Practitioners’ Guide to Finite Element Modelling
of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Eds. Maekawa, K., Vecchio
F, and Foster S, fib Bulletin 45, State-of-art-report, 2008,
337pp.
+ Harley M, Turner I *Short AD and *Ranasinghe R (2007)
Monitoring beach processes using conventional, RTK-GPS
and video image-derived survey methods: Narrabeen Beach,
Australia. GIS for the Coastal Zone. Wollongong Papers on
Maritime Policy No.16, Australia National Centre for Ocean
Resources & Security, Wollongong, 151-164.
Khan S (2008) Chapter 12: Urban Reuse & Desalination.
Water Policy in Australia: The impact of change and
uncertainty, pp184-201.
Khan S and Leslie G (2008) Chapter 4: Advanced Water
Treatment Technologies. In Purified Recycled Water
for Drinking: The Technical Issues, Queensland Water
Commission, 2008, pp86-126.
Lundie S, Peters G and Ashbolt NJ (2008) A review comparing
the WSAA sustainability framework to the Gold Coast
Waterfuture process. Sustainability Framework, 2 chapters in
book. (NON-DEST research handbook).
Lundie S, Lenzen M (2008) Quantitative
Nachhaltigkeitsberichtserstattung ‘ohne Systemgrenzen’.
In: Isenmann, R Gormez M, Internetgestutzte
Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung. Erich Schmidt Verlag, Berlin,
pp99-112.
Postma D, Kjøller C, Andersen MS, de Melo T & Gauss I
(2008): Geochemical modelling of processes controlling
baseline compositions of groundwater. in: Natural Groundwater
Quality.
Tin-Loi F (2008) ‘Limit analysis by linear programming’, in
Plastic Analysis & Design of Steel Structures, 1st Edition,
Butterworth Heinemann,. pp163-193.
Turner I (2008) Saltwater Wetlands Rehabilitation Manual,
NSW Dept of Environment & Climate Change– Chapter 8:
Groundwater, pp118-125. .
JOuRnaL aRtIcLeS
(ReFeReeD)
*Abedi-Koupai J, *Sohrab F, Swarbrick G (2008) Evaluation of
hydrogel application on soil water retention characteristics in
Journal of Plant Nutrition, Vol.31(2), pp317-331.
Acworth I and *Brain T (2008) Calculation of barometric
efficiency in shallow piezometers using water levels,
atmospheric and earth die data, Hydrogeology Journal (16):
1469-1481.
Andersen MS (2008) Investigation of a dynamic seawater
intrusion event using strontium isotopes (Sr-87/Sr-86) in
Journal of Hydrology.
Attard M and *Hunt GW (2008) Column buckling with shear
deformations-A hyperelastic formulation in International
Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol.45(14-15), pp4322-4339.
Attard M (2008) Crack propagation due to time-dependent
creep in quasi-brittle materials under sustained loading in
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.
Attard M and *Hunt GW (2008) Sandwich column buckling – A
hyperelastic formulation, International Journal of Solids &
Structures, Vol.45(21), pp5540-5555.
Attard M, *Lee Jun-Seok and *Kim Moon-Young (2008)
Dynamic stability of shear-flexible beck’s columns based on
Engesser’s and Haringx’s buckling theories, Computers and
Structures, Vo;.86(21-22), pp2042-2055.
Auffan M, Achouak W, Rose J, Chanéac C, Waite TD, Masion
A, Woicik JC, Wiesne M.R. and Bottero JY (2008) Relation
between the redox state of iron-based nanoparticles and their
cytotoxicity towards Escherichia coli. Environ. Sci. Technol.
42(17), 6730 - 6735.
*Bakkaus E, Collins RN, *Morel JL and *Gouget B (2008)
Estimation of the potential phytoavailability of anthropogenic
cobalt in soils using isotope dilution techniques, Science Total
Environment Vol.406:pp108-115.
+ Bazyar MH, Song CM (2008) A continued-fraction based
high-order transmitting boundary for wave propagation in
unbounded domains of arbitrary geometry in International
Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol.74, pp209-
237.
Bradford MA (2008) Behaviour and design of shallow arches
of large span as roofing structures under low levels of fire
loading. Second International Symposium on Innovative
Design of Steel Structures, Hong Kong (December).
Bradford MA (2008) Long span shallow steel arches subjected
to fire loading. International Symposium on Innovations in
Structural Steel, Singapore (December).
T h e S c h o o l o f c i v i l a n d e n v i r o n m e n T a l e n g i n e e r i n g a n n u a l r e p o r T 2 0 0 8 > 4 0
Bradford MA (2008) Non-linear in-plane buckling of rotationally
restrained shallow arches under a central concentrated load in
International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics.
Bradford MA, Pi YL (2008) Elastic flexural-torsional instability
of structural arches under hydrostatic pressure in International
Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol.50(2), pp143-151.
Bradford MA, + Roufegarinejad A (2008) Elastic local buckling
of thin-walled elliptical tubes containing elastic infill material,
Interaction and Multiscale Mechanics, Vol.1(1), pp143-156.
Bradford MA, Pi YL, Tin-Loi F (2008) In-plane elastic nonlinear
analysis of shallow circular arches with generic end restraints,
Archives of Civil Engineering LIV:1, 58-71.
Bradford MA, + Luu TK, + Heidarpour A (2008) Generic nonlinear
modelling of a steel beam in a frame sub-assembly at elevated
temperatures in Journal of Constructional Steel Research,
Vol.64(7-8), pp732-736.
Carmichael DG, *Balatbat M (2008) Probabilistic DCF
analysis and capital budgeting and investment - A survey in
Engineering Economist, Vol.53(1) pp84-102.
Carmichael DG, *Balatbat M (2008) The influence of extra
projects on overall investment feasibility, Journal of Financial
Management of Property and Constitution. Vol.13 No.3,
pp161-175.
+ Chaimoon K, Attard M, and Tin-Loi F (2008) Crack
propagation due to time-dependent creep in quasi-brittle
materials under sustained loading, Computer Methods in
Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol.197(21-24), pp1938-
1952.
+ Chaimoon K and Attard M (2008) Experimental and numerical
investigation of masonry under three-point bending (in-plane),
Engineering Structures, Vol.31(1), pp103-112.
Chang S, Fane AG, Waite TD and Teo A (2008). Unstable
filtration behaviour of hollow fibre membranes: A single hollow
fibre membrane experiment. Journal of Membrane Science
308, pp107–114.
+ Cheah CH, Ball J (2007) An alternative approach to modeling
stormwater runoff from small urban catchments, International
Journal of Water 3(4), pp322-333.
*Chong Kak Tien, Foster S, Gilbert RI (2008) Time-dependent
modelling of RC structures using the cracked membrane model
and solidification theory in International Journal of Computers
and Structures, Vol.86 No.11-12, pp1305-1317.
Chowdhury S and Sharma A (2008) A simulation based
approach for representation of rainfall uncertainty in
conceptual rainfall runoff models. Hydrological Research
Letters, 2(DOI: 10.3178/HRL.2.2): 5-8.
*Chumchean S, *Seed Alan and Sharma A (2008) An
operational approach for classifying storms in real-time radar
rainfall estimation, Journal of Hydrology, Vol.363, pp1-17.
Coleman HM, *Troester M, Khan S, *McDonald J, *Watkins
G, Stuetz R (2008) Fate and analysis of endocrine disrupting
chemicals, pharmaceuticals and personal care products in a
membrane bioreactor, Australian Journal of Ecotoxicology,
Special Edition on EDCs. (pending).
Coleman H, Khan S, *Watkins G and Stuetz R (2008) Fate and
analysis of endocrine disrupting chemicals in some sewage
treatment plants in Australia, Water, Science and Technology,
Vol.11(58), pp2187-2194.
Cordery I, *Weeks B, *Loy A, *Daniell T, *Knee R, *Minchin
S and *Wilson D (2007) Water resources data collection and
water accounting, Australian Journal of Water Resources,
Vol.11(2):257-266.
Duesterberg C, Mylon SE and Waite TD (2008) pH effects on
iron-catalyzed oxidation using Fenton’s reagent. Environ. Sci.
Technol. 42, 8522-8527.
Davies CM, *Mitchell VG, Petterson SM, *Taylor GD, *Lewis
J, Kaucner C, Ashbolt N (2008) Microbial challenge-testing of
treatment processes for quantifying stormwater recycling risks
and management, Water Science and Technology, Vol.57(6),
pp843-847.
*Davidson MA, + Morris BD, Turner I (2008) A simple numerical
model for inlet sedimentation at intermittently open-closed
coastal lagoons, Continental shelf research. (accepted).
*Davidson MA and Turner IL (2008) A behavioural-template
beach profile model for predicting seasonal to interannual
shoreline evolution. Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth
Surface. Doi:10.1029/2007JF000888.

Farvashany FE, Foster SJ and Rangan BV, Strength and
Deformation of High Strength Concrete Shear Walls, ACI
Structural Journal, Vol.105, No.1, Jan-Feb, 2008, pp21-29.
Fell R, *Corominas J, *Bonnard C, *Cascina L, *Leroi E and
*Savage W (2008) Guidelines for landslide susceptibility,
hazard and risk-zoning for land use planning, Engineeing
Geology, Vol.102(3-4), pp85-98.
Fell R, *Corominas J, *Bonnard C, *Cascina L, *Leroi E and
*Savage W (2008) Guidelines for landslide susceptibility,
hazard and risk-zoning for land use planning Commentary,
Engineeing Geology, Vol.102(3-4), 91-111.
Fell R, *Glastonbury J (2008) A decision analysis framework
for the assessment of likely post-failure velocity of translational
and compound rock slope landslides, Canadian Geotechnical
Journal, Vol.45, pp329-350.
Fell R, *Glastonbury J (2008) Geotechnical characteristics of
large slow, very slow and extremely slow landslides, Canadian
Geotechnical Journal, Vol.45, pp984-1005.
Fell R, *Wan CF (2008) Assessing the potential of internal
instability and suffusion in embankment dams and their
foundations, Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering,
ASCE, Vol.134(3), pp401-407.
*Fernando DR, *Marshall A, *Gouget B, *Carriere M, Collins R,
*Woodrow IE (2008) Novel pattern of foliar metal distribution
in a manganese hyperaccumulator in Functional Plant Biology,
Vol.35(3), pp193-200.
Foster SJ and Kilpatrick AE (2008) The use of low ductility
welded wire mesh in the design of suspended reinforced
concrete slabs, Australian Journal of Structural Engineering
(AJSE), Institution of Engineers Australia, Vol. 8 No.3, pp237-
248.
Fujii M Ito, H Rose AL, Waite, T.D. and Omura, T. (2008).
Development and application of an ion exchange separation
method for characterization of the form and reactivity of iron in
coastal waters. Marine Chem. 110, 165-175.
Fuji M, Ito H, Rose AL, Waite TD and Omura T (2008)
Superoxide-mediated Fe(II) production from organically
complexed Fe(III) in coastal waters. Geochimica Cosmochimica
Acta 72, 6079-6089.
Fujii M, Rose AL, Waite TD and Omura T (2008) Kinetics
of Fe(III)-organic ligand complexation in natural waters
in the absence and presence of divalent cations. Geochim.
Cosmochim. Acta 72, 1335–1349.
Gao W and *N Zhang (2008) Probabilistic and interval
static response analysis of truss structures with uncertain
parameters, International Journal for Computational Methods
in Engineering Science & Mechanics, Vol.9, pp260-269.
*Gengshu T, Pi YL, Bradford MA and Tin-Loi Francis (2008)
In-plane Nonlinear buckling analysis of deep circular arches
incorporating transverse stresses in Journal of Engineering
Mechanics- ASCE, Vol.134(5), pp362-373.
Gilbert RI (2008) Closure to ‘Tension stiffening in lightly
reinforced concrete slabs’ by R Ian Gilbert”, Authors’ Closure,
Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE), Vol.134, No.6.
Gilbert RI (2008) Control of flexural cracking in reinforced
concrete, ACI Structural Journal, Vol.105 No.3, pp301-307.
Gilbert RI (2008) Control of flexural cracking in reinforced
concrete in ACI Structural Journal, Vol.134(7), pp1264-1265.
Gilbert RI (2008) Instantaneous and time-dependent deflection
of reinforced concrete flexural members, Concrete Forum,
Journal of Concrete Institute of Australia, Vol.1 No.1, pp7-17.
Gilbert RI (2008) Revisiting the tension stiffening effect in
reinforced concrete slabs, Australian Journal of Structural
Engineering, Vol.8 No.3, pp189-196.
Gilbert RI (2008) Tension stiffening in lightly reinforced
concrete slabs in Journal of Structural Engineering – ASCE
Vol.105(3), pp301-307.
*Glastonbury J, Fell R (2008) A decision analysis framework
for the assessment of likely post-failure velocity of translational
and compound natural rock slope landslides in Canadian
Geotechnical Journal, Vol.45(3), pp329-350.
*Glastonbury J, Fell R (2008) Geotechnical characteristics
of large slow, very slow, and extremely slow landslides in
Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol.45(7), pp984-1005.
+ Green R, Waite TD, Melville M, *Macdonald B (2008)
Effectiveness of an open limestone channel in treating acid
sulfate soil drainage in Water Air and Soil Pollution, Vol.191(1-
4), pp293-304.
Green R, Waite TD, Melville M, *Macdonald B (2008)
Treatment of acid sulfate soil drainage using limestone in a
closed tank reactor in Water Air and Soil Pollution, Vol. 191(1-
4), pp319-330.
Guan J (2008) Characterization of floc size and structure under
different monomer and polymer coagulants on microfiltration
membrane fouling in Journal of Membrane Science.
*Hanson JL, *Yesiller N, Swarbrick G and *Liu WL (2008) A
new approach for surface n-factors, Journal of Cold Regions
Engineering, ASCE, Vol.22(4).
+ Harley MD and Turner IL (2008) A simple data transformation
technique for processing survey data at embayed beaches.
Coastal Engineering, Vol.55, pp63-68.
+ Heidarpour A and Bradford MA (2008) Behaviour of a T-stud
assembly in steel beam-to-column connections at elevated
temperatures. Engineering Structures, Vol.30(10), pp2893-
2899.
+ Heidarpour A and Bradford MA (2008) Failure mechanisms
for stocky webs under patch loading at elevated temperatures
in Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol.64(10),
pp1103-1111.
+ Heidarpour A and Bradford MA (2008) Local buckling and
slenderness limits for steel webs under combined bending,
compression and shear at elevated temperatures, Thin-Walled
Structures, Vol.46(2), pp128-146.
Jørgensen NO, Andersen MS, & Engesgaard P (2008):
Investigation of a dynamic seawater intrusion event
using strontium isotopes ( 87Sr/ 86Sr). Journal of Hydrology
(doi.10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.10.001). 348, p 257-269.
Khan S, Roser D, Davies C, Peters G, Stuetz R, *Tucker R,
Ashbolt NJ (2008) Chemical contaminants in feedlot wastes:
Concentrations, effects and attenuation in Environment
International, Vol.34(6), pp839-859.
Khalili N (2008) Effect of effective overburden pressure on
geomembrane/soil interface transmissivity in Geosynthetics
International, Vol.15(1, pp31-42.
Khalili N (2008) On generation of constitutive models from
two dimensions to three dimensions, International Journal for
Numerical and Analytical Methods I, Vol.32(17), pp2045-2065.
Khalili N (2008) Two-phase fluid flow through fractured
porous media with deformable matrix in Water Resources
Research, Vol.44, paper W00C04.
Khalili N, + Habte MA and + Zargarbashi S (2008) A fully
coupled flow deformation model for cyclic analysis soils
including hydraulic and mechanical hystereses, Computers and
Geotechnics, Vol.35, pp872-889.
+ Kovalsky P, Wang XM, Bushell G, Waite TD (2008) Application
of local material properties to prediction of constant flux
filtration behaviour of compressible matter in Journal of
Membrane Science, Vol.318(1-2), pp191-200.
*Koupai J, *Sohrab F and Swarbrick G (2008) Evaluation of
hydrogel application on soil water retention characteristics,
Journal of Plant Nutrition, Vol.31(2): pp317-331.
+ Le T, Pham AN, Collins R, Waite TD (2008) Impact of soil
consolidation and solution composition on the hydraulic
properties of coastal acid sulfate soils. Australian Journal Soil
Research, Vol.46(2), pp112-121.
+ Le T, Collins R, Waite TD (2008) Influence of metal ions and
pH on the hydraulic properties of potential acid sulfate soils in
Journal of Hydrology, Vol.356(1-2), pp261-270.
Masin D and Khalili N (2008) A hypoplastic model for
mechanical response of unsaturated oils, International Journal
for Numerical and Analytical Methods I, Vol.32(15) pp1903-
1926.
+ Malik A and Foster SJ (2008) Behaviour of reactive powder
concrete columns without steel ties, Journal of Advanced
Concrete Technology, Vol.6, No. 2, June, 2008, pp377-386.
+ Marselina Y, Le-Clech P, Stuetz R, Chen V (2008) Detailed
characterization of fouling deposition and removal on hollow
fibre membrane by direct observation technique. Desalination,
Vol.231, pp3-11.
*Matias A, *Vila-Concejo A, *Ferreira O, + Morris B, *Dias JA
(2008) Sediment dynamics of barriers with frequent overwash,
Journal of Coastal Research. (accepted)
McCabe M (2008) Estimating land surface evaporation: A
review of methods using remotely sensed surface temperature
data. Surveys in Geophysics, 29 (4-5), pp. 421-469.
+ Mitchell HD, Turner I (2008) A simple data transformation
technique for pre-processing survey data at embayed beaches
in International Journal of Coastal Engineering, Vol.55(1),
pp63-68.
+ Mohammad HB and Song CM (2008) A continued-fraction
based high-order transmitting boundary for wave propagation
in unbounded domains of arbitrary geometry, International
Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol.74, pp209-
237.
Murphy KR, Stedmon CA, Waite TD and Ruiz GM (2008)
Optical signatures of dissolved organic matter in high-salinity
environments: discriminating between marine and terrestrial
sources. Marine Chemistry 108, pp40-58.
Murphy KR, Field MP, Waite TD and Ruiz GM (2008) Trace
elements in ships’ ballast water as tracers of mid-ocean
exchange. Sci. Tot. Environ. 393, pp11-26.
*Nghiem LD, *Vogel D and Khan S (2008) Characterising
humic acid fouling of nanofiltration membranes using bisphenol
A as a molecular indicator, Water Research, Vol.42(15),
pp4049-4058.
Oeser M and *Freitag S (2008) Modeling of materials with
fading memory using neural networks, International Journal of
Numerical Methods in Engineering. doi:10.1002/nme.2518.
Oeser M, *Pellinen T, *Scarpas A and *Kasbergen C (2008)
Studies on creep and recovery of rheological bodies based
upon conventional and fractional formulations and their
application on asphalt mixture. International Journal of
Pavement, 9:5, pp373-386.
Peirson W (2008) On the wind-induced growth of slow
water waves of finite steepness in Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
Vol.608, pp243-274.
Peirson W and *Garcia A (2008) On the wind-induced growth
of slow water waves of finite steepness, Journal of Fluid
Mechanics, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol.608, pp243-274.
Peirson W, *Figlus J, *Pells SE, Cox RJ (2008) Placed rock as
protection against erosion by flow down steep slopes. Journal
of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol.134, pp1370-1375.
Peters G (2008) Active learning about active learning, iNEER
Special Volume: Innovations 2008. pp71-80.
Peters G, *Sack F, *Lenzen M, Lundie S, *Gallego B
(2008) Towards a deeper and broader ecological footprint,
Engineering Sustainability, Vol.161, pp31-37.
Pham A, Waite TD (2008) Modeling the kinetics of Fe(II)
oxidation in the presence of citrate and salicylate in aqueous
solutions at pH 6.0-8.0 and 25 degrees C in Journal of Physical
Chemistry A, Vol.112(24), pp5395-5405.
Pham A, Waite TD (2008) Oxygenation of Fe(II) in the
presence of citrate in aqueous solutions at pH 6.0-8.0 and
25 & deg; C: Interpretation from an Fe(II)/citrate speciation
perspective in Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.112(4),
pp643-651.
Pham A, Waite TD (2008) Oxygenation of Fe(II) in natural
waters revisited: Kinetic modeling approaches, rate constant
estimation and the importance of various reaction pathways in
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol.72(15), pp3616-3630.
Pi YL, Bradford MA (2008) Dynamic buckling of shallow
pin-ended arches under a sudden central concentrated load in
Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol.317(3-5), pp898-917.
Pi YL, Bradford MA (2008) Thermoelastic lateral-torsional
buckling of fixed slender beams under linear temperature
gradient in International Journal of Mechanical Sciences,
Vol.50(7), pp1183-1193.
Pi YL, Bradford MA and Tin-Loi F (2008) In-plane strength
of steel arches, International Journal of Advanced Steel
Construction, Vol.4(4), pp306-322.
Pi YL, Bradford MA and Tin-Loi F (2008) Nonlinear in-plane
buckling of rotationally restrained shallow arches under a
central concentrated load, International Journal of Non-linear
Mechanics, Vol.43:1-17.
Rose, A, *Moffett J, Waite TD (2008) Determination
of superoxide in seawater using 2-methyl-6-(4methoxyphenyl)-3,7-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-3(7H)one
chemiluminescence in Analytical Chemistry, Vol.80(4)
pp1215-1227.
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Rose A, *Webb E, Waite TD, *Moffet J (2008) Measurement
and implications of nonphotochemically generated superoxide
in the equatorial pacific ocean in Environmental Science and
Technology, Vol.42(7), pp2387-2393.
Russell A and *Wood M (2008) Point load tests and strength
measurements for brittle spheres, International Journal
of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, doi:10.1016/j.
ijrmms.2008.04.004.
+ Santiwong S, Chang S, Waite TD (2008) Determination of
hydraulic and depth-dependent properties of nematically
ordered montmorillonite assemblages during microfiltrationin in
Journal of Membrane Science, Vol.313(1-2), pp232-241.
+ Santiwong S, Guan J and Waite TD (2008) Effect of ionic
strength and pH on hydraulic properties and structure of
accumulating solid assemblages during microfiltration of
montmorillonite suspensions, Journal of Colloid and Interface
Science, Vol.317(1), pp214-227.
*Shi G, *Shi Y *Wang Y and Bradford MA (2008) Numerical
simulation of steel pretensioned bolted end-plate connections
of different types and details, Engineering Structures,
Vol.30(10), pp2677-2686.
Sivakumar B and Sharma A (2008) A cascade approach
to continuous rainfall data generation at point locations in
Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment
(SERRA)(DOI 10.1007/s00477-007-0145-y): 1-9.
+ Sivret EC, Peirson W and Stuetz R (2008) Nitrous oxide
monitoring for nitrifying activated sludge aeration control:
A simulation study. Biotechnology and Bioengineering,
Vol.101(1), pp109-118.
Song C (2008) A continued-fraction-based high-order
transmitting boundary for wave propagation in unbounded
domains of arbitrary geometry in International Journal for
Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol.74(2), pp209-237.
Song C and + Mohammad H (2008) Development of a
fundamental-solution-less boundary element method for
exterior wave problems in Communications in Numerical
Methods in Engineering, Vol.24, pp257-279.
Song CM, Vrcelj Z (2008) Evaluation of dynamic stress
intensity factors and T-stress using the scaled boundary finiteelement
method in Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol.75,
pp1960-1980.
Sun Q, Feitz AJ, Guan J and Waite TD (2008). Comparison
of the reactivity of nanosized zero valent iron (nZVI) particles
produced by borohydride and dithionite reduction of iron salts.
Nano 3(5), 341-349.
Tangaramvong S, Tin-Loi F (2008) Simultaneous ultimate load
and deformation analysis of strain softening frames under
combined stresses in Engineering Structures Vol.30(3)
pp664-674.
Timms W and *Hendry JM (2008) Long-term reactive solute
transport in an aquitard using a centrifuge model. Ground
Water Vol.46(4), pp616-628.
*Tong G, Bradford MA, Pi YL and Tin-Loi F (2008) Buckling
and second order effect in dual shear flexural systems, Journal
of Structural Engineering, Vol.134(11), pp1726-1732.
*Tong G, Pi Y-L, Bradford MA, Tin-Loi F (2008) Inplane
nonlinear buckling analysis of deep circular arches
incorporating transverse stresses. Journal of Engineering
Mechanics, American Society of Civil Engineers 134(5):362-
373.
Turner IL, *Russell P and *Butt T (2008) Measurement
of wave-by-wave bed-levels in the swash zone. Coastal
Engineering, Vol.55, pp1237-1242.
Walker J, Peirson W (2008) Measurement of gas transfer
across wind-forced wavy air-water interfaces using laserinduced
fluorescence in Experiments in Fluids, Vol.44(2),
pp249-259.
*Wan CF, Fell R (2008) Assessing the potential of internal
erosion and suffusion in embankment dams and their
foundations. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental
Engineering, ASCE, Vol.134, No.3, pp410-407.
*Wang Jin, Guan J, + Santiwong S, and Waite TD (2008)
Characterization of floc size and structure under different
monomer and polymer coagulants on microfiltration membrane
fouling, Journal of Membrane Science, Vol.321(2), pp132-138.
Wang XM, Chang S, + Kovalsky P, Waite TD (2008) Multiphase
flow models in quantifying constant pressure dead-end
filtration and subsequent cake compression. 1. Dilute slurry
filtration in Journal of Membrane Science, Vol.308(1-2),
pp35-43.
Wang XM, + Kovalsky P, Waite TD (2008) Multiphase flow
models in quantifying constant pressure dead-end filtration and
subsequent cake compression. 2. Concentrated slurry filtration
and cake compression in Journal of Membrane Science,
Vol.308(1-2), pp44-53.
Wang XM and Waite TD (2008) Gel layer formation and hollow
fibre membrane filterability of polysaccharide dispersions. J.
Membrane Science 322, 204-213.
Wang XM and Waite TD (2008) Impact of gel layer formation
on colloid retention in membrane filtration processes. J.
Membrane Sci. 325, 486-494.
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instability and suffusion in embankment dams and their
foundations in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental
Engineering, Vol.134(3), pp401-407.
Westra S, Sharma A, Brown C and Lall U (2008) Multivariate
streamflow forecasting using independent component analysis
in Water Resources Research 44, W02437.
Wu J, Le-Clech P, Stuetz R, Fane AG, Chen V (2008) Novel
filtration mode for fouling limitation in membrane bioreactors.
Journal of Membrane Science, Vol.424, pp26-32.
Wu J, Le-Clech P, Stuetz R, Fane AG, Chen V (2008) Novel
filtration mode for fouling limitation in membrane bioreactors.
Water Research, Vol.42(14), pp3677-3684.
*Xia H, *Guo W, *Wu X, Pi YL and Bradford MA (2008) Lateral
dynamic interaction analysis of a train-girder-pier system,
Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol.318(4-5), pp927-942.
Vrcelj Z and Bradford MA (2008) A simple method for the
inclusion of external and internal supports in the spline finite
strip method (SFSM) of buckling analysis in International
Journal of Computers and Structure, Vol.86(6), pp529-544.
Vrcelj Z and Krishnan S (2008) Gender differences in
student attitudes toward engineering and academic careers,
Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, Vol.14(2),
pp43-56.
+ Zardari NH and Cordery I (2007) The use of multicriteria
method in irrigation water allocations, Agricultural Journal,
Vol.2(2):236-241.
JOuRnaL aRtIcLeS
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Short M, Peters G (2008) Sexy feet – carbon footprinting in
Australia. ALCAS News. September p4-5.
cOnFeRence PROceeDInGS
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*Al-Deen S, Ranzi G and Vrcelj (2008) An experimental
study on the long-term behaviour of full-scale composite
steel-concrete beams, 20 th Australasian Conference on
the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Toowoomba,
Queensland Australia.
Andersen MS and Jakobsen R (2008): From the aquifer to
the sea - mapping and quantifying groundwater discharge
and nitrate flux and transformations – a review of methods.
GQ07: Securing Groundwater Quality in Urban and Industrial
Environments, Proc. 6th International Groundwater Quality
Conference, Fremantle, Western Australia, 2–7 December
2007. IAHS Publ. 324, 2008. p 459-466.
Andersen MS, Jakobsen R, Nyvang V, Christensen FD,
Engesgaard P & Postma D (2008): Density driven seawater
plumes in a shallow aquifer caused by a flooding event -
Field observations, consequences for geochemical reactions
and potentials for remediation schemes. GQ07: Securing
Groundwater Quality in Urban and Industrial Environments,
Proc. 6th International Groundwater Quality Conference,
Fremantle, Western Australia, 2–7 December 2007. IAHS Publ.
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Attard M (2008) Sandwich column buckling experiments,
Futures in Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Proceedings
of the 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of
Structures and Materials, pp373-377, Toowoomba, Queensland,
December 2-5, 2008.
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Attard M and Vrcelj Z (2008) Civil Engineering with
Architecture @ UNSW, AaeE 2008: 19th Annual Conference
of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education,
Queensland Australia.
*Bennett A, Peirson W (2008) Fill in the Dams? Hydraulics in
Water Engineering 2008, 9th National Conference on Hydraulics
in Water Engineering, Darwin NT, September 23-26.
Bradford MA (2008) Elastic flexural-torsional buckling of
web-tapered cantilevers. Design, Fabrication and Economy
of Welded Structures-International Conference Proceedings
2008. International Conference on Design, Fabrication and
Economy of Welded Structures, pp311-318, Miskolc, Hungary,
April 24-26.
Bradford MA (2008) Nonlinear behaviour of concrete-filled
welded steel box-section arches. Design, Fabrication and
Economy of Welded Structures-International Conference
Proceedings 2008. International Conference on Design,
Fabrication and Economy of Welded Structures, pp279-286,
Miskolc, Hungary, April 24-26.
Bradford MA (2008) Long span shallow steel arches
subjected to fire loading. Proceedings of the 2nd International
Symposium on Innovative Design of Steel Structures, Hong
Kong, December 5, pp143-167.
Bradford MA, + Hamed E and Gilbert RI (2008) Indirect
straining of shallow axisymmetric domes: analysis and
behaviour, Proceedings, Conference on Structures and
Granular Solids, Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland, pp219-
229, June – July.
Bradford MA and + Heidarpour A (2008) Non-linear behaviour
of composite beams with partial interaction under thermal
loading. Fifth European Conference on Steel and Composite
Structures, Eurosteel 2008 – Fifth European Conference on
Steel and Composite Structures, Graz, Austria, September 3-5.
Bradford MA and Luu TK (2008) Restrained lateral-distortional
buckling of steel I-beams subjected to fire loading.
Proceedings of the fifth International Conference Thin-Walled
Structures – Recent Innovations and Developments – Vol. 2,
pp729-736, Gold Coast Australia, June 18-20.
Bradford MA, Pi Y-L, Uy B (2008) Ductility of composite beams
with trapezoidal composite slabs. Composite Construction in
Steel and Concrete VI, Devil’s Thumb Ranch, Colorado, USA;
TE2-1.
Bradford MA and + Roufegarinejad A (2008) Unilateral and
bilateral local buckling of thin-walled plates with built-in edges.
Proceedings of the fifth International Conference Thin-Walled
Structures – Recent Innovations and Developments – Vol. 1,
pp15-28, Gold Coast Australia, June 18-20.
Bradford MA and Vrcelj Z (2008) On using Legendre
polynomials and amended spline transformations in the SFSM
for plate buckling analysis. Coupled Instabilities in Metal
Structures CIMS2008, Vol.2, pp41-49. Fifth International
Conference on Coupled Instabilities in Metal Structures,
Sydney Australia, June 23-25.
Carmichael DG and *Balatbat MCA (2008) Cash flow
correlation approximations in capital budgeting, 20th Annual
Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues,
Paris, France, November 9-12, 2008.
Carmichael DG and *Balatbat MCA (2008) Gain and risk
in sustainable-style investments, the 6th Symposium on
Accountability, Governance and Performance: Meeting
Sustainability, Griffith University Centre of Organisational
Governance and Performance Measurement, February 15th ,
2008, Brisbane.
Carmichael DG and *Balatbat MCA (2008) Sensitivity to one
or more investments in DCF analysis with uncertainty, AFAANZ
(Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New
Zealand)/IAAER (International Association for Accounting
Education and Research) Conference, Sydney 6-8 July 2008.
Carmichael DG and *Balatbat MCA (2008) The extension of
probabilistic DCF analysis to multiple project investments,
American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, August 3–6,
2008, Anaheim, California.
Carmichael DG and *Balatbat MCA (2008) Uncertainty and
the finance feasibility of projects, International Conference
on Project Management (ICoPM), Kuala Lumpur, November
18-20, 2008.

*Castelle B, Turner IL, *Tomlinson RB, *Bertin X (2008)
Evolution de la morphologie de la baie de Coolangatta (Gold
Coast, Australia): impact des rechargements de plage at du
systeme permanent de bypass de sediment. (In French) In
Proceedings; Xémes Journées Nationales de Génie Côtier, -
Génie Civil, Sophia Antipolis, France, October 2008, Vol.1,
pp211-220.
Chang ZT, Bradford MA, Gilbert RI (2008) A local failure
mode for shallow spherical concrete domes subjected to
uniform radial pressure. Sixth International Conference on
Computational Analysis of Shell and Spatial Structures, Cornell,
New York, USA; 72.
+ Cheah CH, *Ball J, Cox RJ (2008) Modelling roof runoff in
a small urban catchment, Proceedings of Water Down Under
2008, April, Adelaide.
+ Cheah CH, *Ball J, Cox RJ (2008) Kinematic wave modeling
of surface runoff quality for small urban catchments,
Proceedings of 11th International Conference on Urban
Drainage, August – September, Edinburgh, Scotland.
*Chernicharo CAL and Stuetz R (2008) Improving the
design and operation of UASB reactors for treating domestic
wastewater: management of gaseous emissions, IX Latin
American Workshop and Seminar on Anaerobic Digestion,
Eastern Island, Chile, October 18-19, pp504-512.
Chowdhury S and Sharma A (December 2007) Dynamic
model mixing for enhancing the predictability of hydroclimatic
variables. MODSIM 2007 Congress. Modelling and Simulation
Society of Australian and New Zealand, Christchurch, New
Zealand.
Coleman H, *Troester M, Khan S, McDonald J, *Watkins G
and Stuetz R (2008) Membrane bioreactors as decentralized
systems – Efficiency of removal of endocrine disrupting
chemicals, pharmaceuticals and personal care products.
Conference Proceedings, Australian Water Association Onsite
and Decentralised Sewerage and Recycling Conference, Benalla
Australia, October 12-15, pp208-215.
Collins RN, + Jones AM, Glamore W, *Hancock M, *Stainlay
B&N, *Garcia-Cuenca S, Pham AN, Melville MD and Waite
TD (2009) A catchment-scale approach for the effective
remediation of coastal acid sulfate soils. Joint Conference of
the 6th International Acid Sulfate Soil Conference and the Acid
Rock Drainage Symposium, Guangzhou, China, September.
*Dever S and Swarbrick G (2008) Field testing of methane
from the world’s largest bioreactor, Woodlawn, NSW,
Enviro2008, Melbourne, Australia, May 5-7, WMAA.
*Dever S, Swarbrick G and Stuetz R (2008) Design of a
passive landfill gas drainage and biofiltration system, Fifth
Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Copper
Mountain, Colorado, September 10 - 13.
*Dever S, *Roberts A and Swarbrick G (2008) Reducing the
greenhouse impacts of landfill gas, NSW Waste Management
Conference, Sydney, Australia, September 16-18, WMAA.
*Dever S and Swarbrick G (2008) How to achieve sustainable
management of landfill gas in Australia, Enviro2008,
Melbourne, Australia, May 5-7, WMAA.
*Diambra A, *Ibraim E, *Wood M and Russell A (2008) Effect
of sample preparation on the behaviour of fibre reinforced
sands, Deformation Characteristic of Geomaterials, 4th International Symposium on deformation characteristic of
Geomaterials, IS Atlanta 2008, September 22-24, 2008.
+ Erkmen RE and Bradford MA (2008) A plastic hinge
formulation for the elasto-plastic analysis of I-beams curved
in-plan. Futures in Mechanics of Structures and Materials, 20 th
Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and
Materials, pp829-833, Toowoomba, Queensland, December
2-5.
+ Erkmen RE, Bradford MA and *Moharab ME (2008) A
complementary energy formulation for torsional buckling of
columns. Futures in Mechanics of Structures and Materials,
20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures
and Materials, pp843-847, Toowoomba, Queensland, December
2-5.
Foster SJ and Kilpatrick AE, Review of flexural strength
requirement for suspended RC slabs reinforced with class
L mesh, 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics
of Structures and Materials, ACMSM20, December 2-5,
Toowoomba, Queensland, pp437-443.
Gao W, Attard M and Vrcelj Z (2008) Static response
analysis of structures and materials, Futures in Mechanics of
Structures and Materials, the 20th Australasian Conference
on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Toowoomba,
Queensland, December 2-5, pp817-822.
Gao W and Tin-Loi F (2008) Dynamic analysis of structures
with uncertainty using the probabilistic and interval
methods, Proceedings 20th Australian Biennial Conference
on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Toowoomba,
Queensland, December 2-5, pp729-735.
Gilbert RI (2008) Deflection calculations for reinforced concrete
flexural members, Futures in Mechanics of Structures and
Materials, Proceedings of 20th Australasian Conference on the
Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ASMSM20), University
of Southern Q ueensland, Toowoomba,
Queensland, December, pp493-499.
Gilbert RI (2008) Design for flexural crack control in reinforced
concrete, Futures in Mechanics of Structures and Materials,
Proceedings of 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics
of Structures and Materials (ASMSM20), University of Southern
Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, December, pp429-435.
Gilbert RI and *Nejadi S (2008) An experimental study
of flexural cracking in reinforced concrete, ASEC 2008,
Australasian Structural Engineering Conference, June,
Melbourne.
Gilbert RI and + Sakka ZI (2008) Robustness and ductility of
reinforced concrete floor slabs containing welded wire fabric,
Keynote paper, Proceedings of the 7th International Congress
– Concrete: Construction’s Sustainable Option, July, University
of Dundee, Scotland, Precast Concrete: Towards Lean
Construction, pp251-262.
Gilbert RI and + Wu HQ (2008) Time-dependent stiffness of
cracked reinforced concrete elements under sustained loads,
ASEC 2008, Australasian Structural Engineering Conference,
June, Melbourne.
Guan J, *Feitz AJ, Wang X, *Mullett M, *Foster P, Stuetz R
(2008) Ozonation for destruction of odorants in alumnina
refinery condensate, Conference Proceedings 8th International
Alumina Quality Workshop (AQW) 2008, Darwin, September
7-12.
Frost AJ, Mehrotra R, Sharma A and Srikanthan R (2008)
Comparison of statistical downscaling techniques for multisite
daily rainfall conditioned on atmospheric variables for
the Sydney region, 31st Hydrology and Water Resources
Symposium, Adelaide, Australia.
+ Hamed E, Bradford MA and Gilbert RI (2008) Effects of
boundary conditions on the non-linear long-term behaviour
of spherical shallow concrete domes, Proceedings 6 th
International Conference on Computation of Shell and Spatial
Structures IASS-IACM 2008, Cornell University, Ithaca, New
York, USA, May.
+ Hamed E, Bradford MA and Gilbert RI (2008) Non-linear
time-dependent behaviour of spherical shallow concrete domes
– shallowness effect, Futures in Mechanics of Structures and
Materials, Proceedings of 20th Australasian Conference on the
Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ASMSM20), University
of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, December,
pp823-827.
Heidarpour A, Bradford MA (2008) Geometric non-linear
modeling of partial interaction in composite T-beams in fire.
Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete VI, Devil’s
Thumb Ranch, Colorado, USA; WM1-1.
+ Heidarpour A and Bradford MA (2008) In-plane non-linear
elastic spline finite strip analysis of thin plates at elevated
temperatures. Fifth European Conference on Steel and
Composite Structures, Eurosteel 2008 – Fifth European
Conference on Steel and Composite Structures, pp1049-1054,
Graz, Austria. September 3-5.
+ Heidarpour A and Bradford MA (2008) Non-linear behaviour
of composite beams with partial interaction, Australian
Structural Engineering Conference 2008, ASEC 2008
(Melbourne) Engaging with structural engineering, Paper No.
005. Melbourne, June 26-27.
*Hughes CE, *Cendon DI, Collins R, *Hankin S, *Harrison JJ,
*Hoffmann EL, *Loosz T, *Payne TE, Pham AN, *Twining JR,
*Vine M and Waite TD (2008) Movement of a tritium plume
in shallow groundwater at a legacy low-level radioactive waste
disposal site in eastern Australia over four decades. 10th South
Pacific Environmental Radioactivity Conference, Christchurch,
NZ, November.
*Htut T and Foster SJ (2008) Behaviour of steel fibre
reinforced mortor and concrete in tension, 20th Australasian
Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials,
ACMSM20, December 2-5, Toowoomba, Queensland, pp33-38.
*Johnson FM and Sharma A (2008) Evaporation in a warming
world, 31st Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium.
Adelaide, Australia.
Johnson FM and Sharma A (2007) Estimating evaporation –
issues and challenges, MODSIM 2007 Congress, Modelling and
Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, Christchurch,
New Zealand.
+ Jones AM, Pham AN, Collins RN, Waite TD (2008)
Dissociation kinetics of iron and aluminium – organic
complexes from acid sulfate soils: Implications to fate of
iron and aluminium on discharge to estuarine and coastal
waters. Joint Conference of the 6th International Acid Sulfate
Soil Conference and the Acid Rock Drainage Symposium,
Guangzhou, China, September.
*Kinsela AS, Collins RN, *Macdonald BCT, Waite TD and
*White I (2008) Anomalous hydraulic and rheological
properties of coastal acid sulfate soils, eastern Australia. Joint
Conference of the 6th International Acid Sulfate Soil Conference
and the Acid Rock Drainage Symposium, Guangzhou, China,
September.
+ Le TMH, Pham AN, Collins RN and Waite TD (2009) Impact
of soil consolidation and cationic solutions on the hydraulic
properties of coastal acid sulfate soils. Joint Conference of
the 6 th International Acid Sulfate Soil Conference and the Acid
Rock Drainage Symposium, Guangzhou, China, September.
+ Lee GG and Foster SJ (2008) Modelling of shear-fracture of
fibre-reinforced concrete, FIB Symposium, Amsterdam, the
Netherlands, May 19-22.
Lundie S, Peters G, + Rowley H, Schulz M, + Salem J (2008)
Environmental preferences in refrigerant selection for domestic
air conditioning, Proceedings of 15th CIRP International
Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Sydney, March 17-19,
6 pages.
Lundie S, *Kroger T, Peters G, + Rowley HV, Feitz A (2008)
Integrated environmental-economic assessment of commercial
air-conditioning systems in Australia using systems analysis.
Proceedings of 15th CIRP International Conference on Life
Cycle Engineering. Sydney, March 17-19, 7 pages.
Luu TK and Bradford MA (2008) Restrained distortional
buckling of the steel joist of a composite steel-concrete beam
subjected to fire. Coupled Instabilities in Metal Structures
CIMS2008, Vol.1, Fifth International Conference on Coupled
Instabilities in Metal Structures, pp425-432, Sydney Australia,
June 23-25.
Luu TK and Bradford MA (2008) Restrained lateral-distortional
buckling in unprotected steel I-beams under fire loading.
Australian Structural Engineering Conference, ASEC 2008
(Melbourne) Engaging with structural engineering, paper no.
006, Melbourne June 26-27.
*Masin D and Khalili N (2008) Modelling of the collapse
behaviour of unsaturated soils in hypoplasticity, Unsaturated
Soils – Advances in Geoengineering, pp659-665, Durham UK,
July 2-4, 2008.
Mehrotra R and Sharma A (2007) A multisite stochastic
downscaling model of daily rainfall occurrences with long term
persistence.
*Ng TS and Foster SJ (2008) Development of high
performance geopolymer concrete, 20th Australasian
Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials,
ACMSM20, December 2-5, 2008, Toowoomba, Queensland,
pp329-335.
*Ongley S, + Heidarpour A and Bradford M (2008) Stress
dispersion through the column flange of a beam-to-column
joint elevated temperatures. Fifth European Conference on
Steel and Composite Structures, EUROSTEEL 2008 – Fifth
European Conference on Steel and Composite Structures,
pp1043-1048, Graz, Austria, September 3-5.
+ Parcsi G, Wang X, *Gallagher E, *Hudson N, *Dunlop M,
Chattopadhyay G, Stuetz R (2008) Quantitative assessment of
volatile organic compounds and odorants from poultry houses
in Australia, Conference Proceedings: 3 rd IWA Odour and VOC
Conference, Barcelona, October 7-10.
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Peirson W, *Figlus J, *Pells SE, Cox RJ (2008) Large rock
protection against erosion by flow down steep slopes,
Engineers Australia, 9th National Conference on Hydraulics in
Water Engineering, Darwin, NT, September 23-26, CD-Rom.
Peirson W, *Garcia AW (2008) Wave-coherent tangential
stress due to small scale breaking, XXII International Congress
of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Abstracts Book, Adelaide
SA, August 25-29.
Pi Y-L, Bradford MA (2008) Arch model of dynamic buckling
under step loading with finite duration. Fourth International
Conference on Advances in Structural Engineering and
Mechanics, Jeju, Korea.
Pi Y-L, Bradford MA (2008) Nonlinear large torsional analysis
for straight and curved members. 8th World Congress on
Computational Mechanics and 5th European Congress on
Computational methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering,
Venice, Italy.
Pi Y-L, Bradford MA (2008) Nonlinear membrane locking-free
analysis for arches. 8th World Congress on Computational
Mechanics and 5th European Congress on Computational
methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Venice, Italy.
Pi YL and Bradford MA (2008) Thermoelastic behaviour of
elastically restrained tubular steel arches. Tubular Structures
XII, pp659-667. Twelfth International Symposium on Tubular
Structures, Shanghai, China, October 8-10.
Pi YL and Bradford MA (2008) Thermoelastic lateral buckling
of fixed steel beams. Fifth European Conference on Steel
and Composite Structures, EUROSTEEL 2008 – fifth European
Conference on Steel and Composite Structures, pp1617-1622,
Graz, Austria, September 3-5.
Pi YL, Bradford MA and Tin-Loi F (2008) Effects of rotational
end restraints on nonlinear in-plane elastic buckling of circular
shallow pin-ended arches, Proceedings 11th East Asia-Pacific
Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC
11), November 19-21, Taipei Taiwan.
Samuels S and *Hall A (2008) Determination and application
of the long term road traffic noise attributes of road pavement
surfaces in Queensland. Proceedings 23rd ARRB Conference,
Adelaide July 30-August 1.
Swarbrick GE and *Bertuzzi R (2008) Three-dimensional
modeling of construction tolerance in trapezoidal segments,
Australian Tunnelling Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, May
4-7.
Taiebat H, *Rahimi H and *Zad AA (2008) Effects of
consolidation on the ultimate capacity of vertically loaded
anchors, Proceedings 18th International Offshore and Polar
Engineering Conference, Canada, July 6-11, pp802-809.
Wang X, Guan J, *Foster P, *Mullett M and Stuetz R (2008)
Odour removal of Alumina refinery condensate by ozonation
treatment, Conference Proceedings: 3rd IWA Odour and VOC,
Barcelona, October 7-10.
*Williams C and Cordery I, *Caldwell R and *Abbey A (2008)
A probabilistic approach to allocation of irrigation water, Water
Down Under 2008 CD Rom 2593-2597.
+ Valipour H and Foster SJ (2008) Non-linear dynamic analysis
of reinforced concrete frames subjected to ground motion,
20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures
and Materials, ACMSM20, December 2-5, 2008, Toowoomba,
Queensland, pp153-159.
*Voo YL and Foster SJ (2008) Malaysia first ultra-high
performance prestressed motorway bridge: Experimental
verification, 5th International Speciality Conference of Fibre
Reinforced Materials, Singapore, August 28-29, pp169-176.
*Voo YL and Foster SJ (2008) Shear strength of steel fiber
reinforced ultra-high performance concrete beams without
stirrups, 5th International Speciality Conference of Fibre
Reinforced Materials, Singapore, August 28-29, pp177-184.
Vrcelj Z and Attard MM (2008) Project X: lessons learnt from
multidisciplinary ARCH/COFA/Eng teaching, 20th Australasian
Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials,
Towoomba, Queensland Australia.
+ Zardari NH and Cordery I (2007) Modelling water allocation
decisions: a conjoint analysis approach, MODSIM07, CD Rom
1547-1553.
+ Zardari NH and Cordery I (2008) Establishing priorities for
irrigation water allocation using conjoint analysis, Water Down
Under 2008 CD Rom 2086-2093.
cOnFeRence PROceeDInGS
(nOn-ReFeReeD)
Andersen MS, Meredith K, Timms W & Acworth RI (2008):
Investigation of δ18O and δ2H in the Namoi River catchment –
elucidating recharge sources and the extent of surface water/
groundwater interaction. XXXVI IAH Congress Toyama, Japan
26 th of October - 1 st of November 2008.
*Avoscan L, *Sarret G, *Covés J, Collins R, *Carriére M,
*Geoffroy N, *Carrot F and *Gouget B (2008) Chemical forms
of selentium accumulated by Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34
exposed to selenite and selenate. Symposium: Cupriavidus
metallidurans, SCK-CEN, Belgium Nuclear Research Centre,
Boeretang, Belgium, May 2008.
*Avoscan L, *Milgram S, *Untereiner G, Collins R, *Khodja
H, *Covés J, *Hazemann J-L, *Carriére and *Gouget B
(2008) Speciation des metaux en milieux biologiques et
environnementaux. Seminaire Speciation, Especes et
speciation : de la biologie aux sciences de la matiere,
Montpellier, France, January 2008.
Blacka M, Carley J, *Lester D and *Williams B (2008) Sea
level rise implications and adaptation for South Arm Secondary
Road, Hobrat, IPWEA National Conference on Climate Change
Response, Coffs Harbour, August 3-5.
Blenkinsopp CE, Turner IL *Russell PE, *Masselink G (2008)
Field measurements of bed-level change in the swash zone
at wave-by-wave timescales. Young Coastal Scientists and
Engineers Conference, University of Oxford, April 9-11.
Carley J, Black M, Cox R and *McArthur J (2008) Sea level
rise and climate change impacts for planning a new hospital,
IPWEA National Conference on Climate Change Response,
Coffs Harbour, August 3-5.
Carley J, Blacka M, Cox R and *Attwater C (2008) Modelling
coastal processes and hazards to assess sea level rise, IPWEA
National Conference on Climate Change Response, Coffs
Harbour, August 3-5.
Coleman H, Khan S, et al (2008) Poster presentation –
Evaluating treated wastewater quality for recycling, 5th Society
for Ecotoxicology and Chemistry World Congress, Ecotox
Toolbox.
Coleman H, Stuart Khan et al (2008) Development of a ecotox
toolbox to evaluate water quality for recycling. 5th SETAC
World Congress, Program Book, Sydney Australia, August 3-7.
Coleman H, * Richard G, Khan S and Stuetz R (2008) Chemical
contaminants in beef cattle feedlot wastes, 5th SETAC World
Congress, Program Book, Sydney Australia, August 3-7.
Collins RN, + Jones AM and Waite TD (2008) Aluminium,
iron and sulfur speciation in coastal lowland acid sulfate soil
environments of north-eastern New South Wales Australian
Synchrotron Users Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, December.
*Cyganiewicz J, *Sills G, Fell R, *Davidson R, *Foster R and
*Vroman N (2008) Seepage and piping toolbox-overview.
USSD Conference, Portland, Oregon, May 2008.
*Dever S, *Roberts A and Swarbrick G (2008) Reducing the
greenhouse impacts of landfill gas, NSW Waste Conference:
Resource Recovery for Climate Recovery, Luna Park, Sydney,
September 16-18.
Fell R, *Foster M, *Davidson R, *Cyganiewicz, *Sills G, and
*Vroman N (2008) Seepage and piping toolbox-initiation of
internal erosion. USSD Conference, Portland Oregon, May
2008.
*Foster M, Fell R, *Vroman N, *Cyganiewicz J, *Sills G and
*Davidson R (2008) Seepage and piping toolbox-continuation,
progression, intervention and breach. USSD Conference,
Portland Oregon, May 2008.
*Fernando DR, *Woodrow IE, *Baker AJ and Collins RN
(2009) The speciation of foliar Mn in hyperaccumulating
plants. Australian Synchrotron Users Meeting, Melbourne,
Australia, December.
Gilbert RI (2008) Instantaneous and time-dependent deflection
calculations – current and future provisions of AS3600,
Proceedings CIA Seminar Control of long-terms deflections,
April, Brisbane.
Gilbert RI (2008) Proposed changes to the Australian Standard
for Concrete Structures, Civil and Structural Engineering Panel
Seminar, March 25th , Sydney.
T h e S c h o o l o f c i v i l a n d e n v i r o n m e n T a l e n g i n e e r i n g a n n u a l r e p o r T 2 0 0 8 > 4 4
+ Hambly A, Henderson RK, Khan S, Stuetz R (2008)
Fluroescence spectroscopy for monitoring cross-connections
in recycled water and potable water distribution systems. 2 nd
Australian Young Water Professional Conference Proceedings,
Extract of paper, University of Queensland, Brisbane, February
4-6, pp48-49.
+ Jones AM, Collins RN, *Rose J, and Waite TD (2008) The
effect of Si and NOM on the Fe(II)-catalysed transformation
and reactivity of FE(III) minerals. Australian Synchrotron
Users Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, December.
*Kaliske M, Oeser M (2008) Concept for computational
modeling of tire pavement interaction phenomena under
consideration of flexible pavement structures (Keynotelecture)
Proceedings of the World Congress on Computational
Mechanics, Venice, Italy.
Kaliske M and Oeser M (2008) Mechanics of tires and
pavements: Material and Computationl Modeling organized by
Kaliske M and Oeser M, WCCMM 2008, Venice Italy. (Mini-
Sumposium)
Oeser M, *Freitag S (2008) Modeling the rheological
behaviour of asphalt based on fractional time derivatives
and neural networks, Proceedings of the World Congress on
Computational Mechanics, Venice, Italy.
Oeser M, *Werkmeister S, *Gonzalez A, *Alabaster D (2008)
Experimental and numerical simulation of loading impact
on modified granular pavements, Proceedings of the World
Congress on Computational Mechanics, Venice, Italy.
Patterson J, Andersen MS & Acworth RI (2008): Development
of an integrated conceptual model of a connected surface
water-groundwater system using a hydrochemical approach at
Maules Creek, NSW, Australia. XXXVI IAH Congress Toyama,
Japan 26th of October - 1st of November 2008.
+ + Prempramote S, Bazyar M, Song CM (2008) A direct
procedure for the transient analysis of dynamic soil-structure
interaction problems, APCOM’07-EPMESC XI, Third Asian-
Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics in conjunction
with Eleventh International Conference on Enhancement and
Promotion of Computational Methods in Engineering and
Science, Kyoto, Japan , pp61.
Rau G, Andersen MS, McCallum A & Acworth RI (2008): Field
and Numerical Investigation of Surface Water Groundwater
Interactions Using Natural Heat as a Tracer – Deviation from
the 1D Flow Assumption. Poster presentation at: the Western
Pacific AGU meeting, Cairns 28th of July – 1st of August 2008.
Tolmie DB *Bastianon M and *Hinchcliffe G (2008) Retrofitting
a large oil-water separator with EGOWSTM at Rio Tinto Alcan
Gove Aluminia Refinery, 9th National Conference on Hydraulics
in Water Engineering, Darwin September 23-26.
Vandebona U and Vu ST (2008) Analysis of Telecommuting for
Sustainable Development of a Transport System, Technology
and Innovation for Sustainable Development (TISD2008) Khon
Kaen University, Thailand.
Vu ST and Vandebona U (2008) Evaluation of Telecommuting
in Traffic Assignment, 30th Conference of Australian Institutes
of Transport Research, University of Western Australia, Perth.
Waite TD and Wang XM (2008) New insights into membrane
fouling in water and wastewater treatment by material
properties characterization, Advances in Chemical Technologies
for Water and Wastewater Treatment. Abstract only.

annual Research
Student Poster Forum
The School held its Annual Research Poster
Forum in November to which staff, students,
alumni and industry were invited. School PhD
researchers summarised the topics of their
doctoral thesis research projects with informative
and illuminating posters. A wide range of
research topics relevant to current issues and
challenges in civil and environmental engineering
practice were presented that covered the
various disciplines of engineering construction
and project management, environmental,
geotechnical, structural, transport and water
engineering. The posters showcased the
innovative research and emerging solutions
being developed within the school.
The prize for the most informative poster went
to Hamid Valiapour for his poster explaining
his research into non linear dynamic analysis of
reinforced concrete frames subjected to extreme
loadings. Extreme loadings which can damage
the structure of buildings may arise from natural
disasters (such as earthquakes, typhoons/
hurricanes) or be man made (such as vehicle
crashes, air blast pressure due to gas explosions
and bombing attacks). Currently such non linear
dynamic analysis is very time consuming in
terms of computer modeling inclusive of data
processing and verification of results. Valiapour’s
research is intended to save structural engineers
significant time by improving the efficiency of
modeling, analysis and outcome verification.
Runner-up was Alexander Pui for his poster topic
“Continuous Rainfall Simulation: A comparison of
sub-daily rainfall disaggregation Methods”.
upgrade of Water Quality Laboratories
Quality Laboratories
The Water Quality Laboratories (WQL) within
the School consist of specialist laboratories
for chemical and microbial analysis, pilot hall
facilities for large scale bioreactor studies,
radiation laboratory for isotope studies and
olfactory laboratory for odour characterisation.
The laboratories contain a wide range of
analytical instruments for the chemical,
microbial and physical analysis of
environmental samples from water,
wastewater, waste and the atmosphere.
These include gas chromatograph coupled
with mass spectrograph (GC-MS), high
pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), high
pressure liquid chromatography with mass
spectrograph - mass spectrograph (HPLC-MS-
MS) and inductively coupled plasma-atomic
emissions spectroscopy (ICP-AES) for organic
and inorganic analysis, olfactory-GC-MS
for odorant characterisation coupled with
thermal desorption (TD) for gas sample preconcentration
and odorant characterisation
and UV-VIS and fluorescence
spectrophotometers for spectral analysis
of samples.
During 2008, the School upgraded
the WQL instrument and analytical
laboratory into four purpose-built
temperature controlled laboratories for
organic, inorganic and wet chemistry
analysis. The capital investment
($540,000) has transferred the previous
1960’s laboratory infrastructure into the
next century and will house the new
state-of-the-art equipment was funded by an
ARC Large Equipment and Infrastructure Grant
(valued at $1,080,000).
The grant has enabled the School to purchase
three new analytical instruments:
(i) a high pressure liquid chromatography with
mass spectrograph -
mass spectrograph (HPLC-MS-MS)
(ii) a gas chromatograph-mass spectroscopymass
spectroscopy
(GC-MS-MS)
(iii) a high resolution high pressure liquid
chromatography (HPLC).
These instruments are being used by research
student and staff in the School and the UNSW
Water Research Centre to understand the fate
of chemical contaminants such as hormones,
pharmaceuticals and algal toxins in a range of
water and wastewater treatment systems as well
as in natural environments.
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phD Students
11 PhD Graduates in
2008
ADIYASTUTI, Sri Murti (Gowripalan)
Influence of cracks on chloride induced corrosion in
reinforced concrete flexural members
CHAIMOON, Krit (Attard/Foster)
Numerical simulation of fracture in unreinforced masonry
DOUST, Kenneth Harold (Black/Parolin)
Metrics of environmental sustainability, social equity and
economic efficiency in cities
HEIDARPOUR ESFARJANI, Amin (Bradford/Vrcelj)
Behaviour of steel and steel-concrete composite beams and
beam-to-column connections at elevated temperatures
LEE, Gregory George (Foster/Attard)
Direct shear behaviour of steel fibres in a cementitious
matrix
LIVINGSTON, Daniel John (Ashbolt/Colebatch)
Institutions and decentralised urban water management
ROUFEGARINEJAD, Ali (Bradford)
Stability of thin-walled metal tubes with elastic uni-lateral
internal restraint
SANTIWONG, Suvinai Rensis (Waite/Fane/Chang)
Analysis of compressible cake behaviour in submerged
membrane filtration for water treatment
SEELSAEN, Nida (Stuetz/Moore/McLaughlan)
Development of an integrated approach to understanding
managing and designing strategies and recycled organics
filtration treatment system to control regional heavy metal
contamination of stormwater
TANGARAMVONG, Sawekchai (Tin-Loi/Womersley)
Mathematical programming approaches to the plastic
analysis of skeletal structures under limited ductility
WESTRA, Seth (Sharma/Cordery)
Probabilistic forecasting of multivariate seasonal reservoir
inflows: accounting for spatial and temporal variability.
continuing Research
Students & topics
Altavilla,Nanda
Fate and transport of cryptosporidium in the terrestrial
environment
Supervisors: D Roser, R Stuetz; Co-supervisors: N Ashbolt,
D Deere
Asghar,Kamran
Water pricing in 1st and 3nd world (Sydney and Quetta)
Supervisors: I Cordery, A Sharma
Asmaruddin,Mangku Alam
Public transport and health impacts
Supervisors: U Vandebona, S Samuels
Barnes,Rebecca Ruth
Development of a water management framework for
developing countries
Supervisors: R Stuetz, D Roser; Co-supervisor: P Brown
Beavis,Paul Charles Christopher
Intermodal production systems
Supervisor: S Moore; Co-supervisor: I MacGill
Bernardi,Antonio
Surface water groundwater interconnectivity at a dryland
salinity site
Supervisor: I Acworth; Co-supervisor: M Littleboy
Bligh,Mark William
Iron and phosphorus interactions in coastal waters
Supervisor: D Waite
Braga,Olga
Analysis of endocrine disrupters and pharmaceuticals
Supervisor: G Smythe; Co-supervisor: D Waite
Bursle,Sonia Jean
Axial deformation of ultra-high strength concrete columns
in tall buildings
Supervisor: N Gowripalan
Caldwell,Robert Herbert Duncan
Water resources management of irrigation water
Supervisors: I Cordery, A Sharma
Charles,Katrina Jane
Risk assessment at onsite sewage treatment systems in
Sydney’s drinking water catchments
Supervisor: N Ashbolt; Co-supervisor: D Roser
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Cheah,Chin Hong
Kinematic wave modelling of surface runoff quantity &
quality for small urban catchments in Sydney
Supervisors: R Cox, J Ball; Co-supervisor: W Peirson
Chowdhury,Shahadat Hossain
Probabilistic forecasting of hydrologic variables
Supervisor: A Sharma; Co-supervisors: I Cordery, J Ball
Chung,Jin
Development and application of cryptosporidium surrogates
to evaluate water treatment
Supervisor: N Ashbolt; Co-supervisor: G Vesey
Coad,Peter William
Estuarine algal bloom prediction
Supervisors: B Cathers, D Van Senden; Co-supervisor: J
Ball
Dasey,Gregory Reginald
Electrical tomography in coastal groundwater monitoring
Supervisor: I Acworth; Co-supervisor: I Turner
Dever, Stuart Anthony
Passive drainage and biofiltration of landfill gas
Supervisor: R Stuetz; Co-supervisor: G Swarbrick
Do,Anh Tuan
Stability of composite steel concrete T-section beams
continuous over one or more supports
Supervisor: Z Vrcelj; Co-supervisor: M Bradford
Elhadayri,Farj
Experimental investigation static liquefaction of lightly
cemented sands
Supervisor: N Khalili ; Co-supervisor: K Douglas
Gelet,Rachel Marie
Hydro-thermo-mechanical coupling in fractured porous
media
Supervisor: N Khalili; Co-supervisor: M Oeser
Godrant,Aurelie
Role of superoxide in iron acquisition by marine
phytoplankton
Supervisors: D Waite, P Treguer; Co-supervisors: A Rose,
G Sarthou
Greve,Anna Katrin
Groundwater geophysics
Supervisor: I Acworth; Co-supervisor: B Kelly

Hambly,Adam Christopher
Fluorescence as a tool for adtection of failures in recycled
water treatment
Supervisors: R Stuetz, S Khan; Co-supervisor: R Henderson
Han,Hyung Jin
Senolytic degradation of contaminants
Supervisor: D Waite; Co-supervisor: O Devos
Harley,Mitchell Dean
Regional scale climate of coastal erosion and shoreline
changes based on long-term survey dataset and coastal
imaging technology
Supervisor: I Turner; Co-supervisor: A Short
Hashim,Nor Haslina
Use of chiral pharmaceutical compounds to characterise
sewage and sewage treatment
Supervisors: R Stuetz, S Khan
Howard,Elizabeth Helen
Coastal imaging analysis of near shore and coastal
processes
Supervisor: I Turner; Co-supervisor: R Cox
Htut,Trevor Nyan Soe
Fracture behaviour of steel fibre reinforced concrete in
tension
Supervisor: S Foster; Co-supervisor: N Gowripalan
Huang,Garry
Project management maturity study
Supervisor: D Carmichael; Co-supervisor: S Davis
Hung,Ju-Pin
Application of info systems to environmental material
accounting tools
Supervisor: S Moore; Co-supervisor: G Low
Huynh,Luan Chanh
Non linear FE analysis of RC member subjected to blast
loading
Supervisor: S Foster; Co-supervisor: C Song
Islam,Md Kamrul
Modelling route choice behaviour under uncertainty
Supervisor: U Vandebona
Jakrawatana,Napat
Decision support tool for planning and design of sustainable
regional biomass waste management and bioenergy
production
Supervisor: S Moore; Co-supervisor: I MacGill
Jeremiah,Erwin Joachim
Hydrology
Supervisor: A Sharma; Co-supervisors: L Marshall, S
Sisson, D Nott
Johar,Khalid Lutfi
Venture appraisal
Supervisor: D Carmichael; Co-supervisor: M Balatbat
Johnson,Fiona Michelle
Hydro Climatology
Supervisor: A Sharma; Co-supervisor: I Cordery
Jones,Adele Manda
Transformation and transport of contaminants and iron
from acid sulfate soils
Supervisor: D Waite; Co-supervisor: R Collins
Jury,Karen Lilian
Investigation of the role of antibacterial drugs in municipal
wastewater as a selective influence on the spread of
bacterial resistance
Supervisor: R Stuetz; Co-supervisor: N Ashbolt
Khan,Urooj
Semi-distributed modelling
Supervisor: A Sharma; Co-supervisor: M McCabe
Khoshghalb,Arman
Numerical algorithms of penetration problems in variably
saturated media
Supervisor: N Khalili; Co-supervisor: A Russell
Khumkomgool,Aungkoon
Sediment behaviour in turbomachinery
Supervisor: W Peirson; Co-supervisor: B Cathers
Kwok,Sei Lung
Computational hydraulics
Supervisor: B Cathers
Lai,Elizabeth
Urban water sustainability framework
Supervisor: S Lundie; Co-supervisor: N Ashbolt
Le,Minh Nhat
Wastewater Treatment
Supervisor: R Stuetz; Co-supervisor: S Khan
Liu,Xinpei
Dynamics of composite structures
Supervisor: M Bradford; Co-supervisor: E Erkmen
Liu,Yi
Hydrology, remote sensing, climate variability
Supervisors: M McCabe, A Sharma; Co-supervisor: J Evans
Lius,Irvie
Shear connection with FRC
Supervisor: M Bradford; Co-supervisors: Z Vrcelj, B Uy
Loo,Kam Yoke Mindy
Behaviour of FRP repaired members in fatigue
Supervisor: S Foster; Co-supervisor: S Smith
Luu,Trung Kien
Numerical simulation of the behaviour of composite frames
at elevated temperatures
Supervisor: M Bradford; Co-supervisor: Z Vrcelj
Maruthai Pillai,Sashikala
Headspace analysis of chemical odorants
Supervisor: R Stuetz; Co-supervisor: S Moore
McCallum,Andrew Murray
Deep drainage studies
Supervisors: M Andersen, I Acworth
Miller,Christopher James
The transformation and implication of reactive oxygen
species in natural aquatic systems
Supervisor: D Waite; Co-supervisor: A Rose
Morris,Bradley David
Infilling and sedimentation mechanisms at intermittently
open-closed coastal lagoons
Supervisor: I Turner; Co-supervisor: R Cox
Ng,Tian Sing
Fibre reinforced high performance geopolymer concrete
Supervisor: S Foster; Co-supervisor: I Gilbert
Parcsi,Gavin Peter
Chemical analysis of odorants from poultry facilities
Supervisor: R Stuetz; Co-supervisor: S Khan
Peng,Yuan
Risk and international construction
Supervisor: S Davis; Co-supervisor: D Carmichael
Perera,Weebadda Arachchilage Salinda
Study causes of defect occurrence and issues
Supervisor: M Marosszeky; Co-supervisors: S Davis, I
McIntyre
Pournaghiazar,Mohammad
Cone penetration in unsaturated porous media
Supervisor: N Khalili; Co-supervisor: A Russell
Prempramote,Suriyon
The coupling of scaled boundary finite-element method and
finite-element method for seismic analysis of structures
Supervisor: C Song
Pui,Alexander Charles
Stochasitc hydrology
Supervisor: A Sharma; Co-supervisor: R Mehrotra
Rancic,Aleksandra Sanja
Groundwater levels in fractured rocks - climate and land
use impacts
Supervisor: I Acworth; Co-supervisor: W Johnston
Rowley,Hazel Victoria
Decision making for sustainibility
Supervisor: G Peters; Co-supervisor: S Lundie
Sakka,Zafer Ibrahim
Ductility of concrete slabs reinforced with class L WWF
Supervisor: I Gilbert; Co-supervisor: S Foster
Shand,Thomas D
On wave group dynamics in shallow water
Supervisor: R Cox; Co-supervisor: W Peirson
Singh,Sachin
Water and wastewater treatment and analysis
Supervisor: S Khan; Co-supervisor: R Stuetz
Sivret,Eric Claude
Nitrification process control using gas phase nitrous oxide
monitoring
Supervisor: R Stuetz; Co-supervisor: W Peirson
Sun,Quan
Contaminant degradation using nanosized zero valent iron
particle
Supervisor: D Waite; Co-supervisor: A Feitz
Thomas,Jacqueline Marie
Pathogen ecology within drinking water biofilms
Supervisors: R Stuetz, S Kjelleberg; Co-supervisors: M
Storey, N Ashbolt
Torbaty,Mohammadali
Computational hydraulics and computational fluid
mechanics
Supervisor: B Cathers; Co-supervisor: W Peirson
Tran-Cao,Tri
Collapse analysis of block structures in frictional contact
Supervisor: F Tin-Loi; Co-supervisor: Y Pi
Vali Pour Goudarzi,Hamid Reza
Nonlinear FE analysis of RC frames subjected to impact and
blast loading
Supervisor: S Foster; Co-supervisor: C Song
Vu,The Son
Transport modelling
Supervisor: U Vandebona
Walker,James William
The exchange of oxygen at the surface of open waters
under wind forcing
Supervisor: W Peirson; Co-supervisor: M Banner
Widagdo,Aloysius Bagyo
Cohesive sediment transport under surface wave action
Supervisors: B Cathers, W Peirson
Worrall,Sonia Jean
Axial deformation of ultra-high strength concrete columns
in tall buildings
Supervisor: N Gowripalan; Co-supervisor: D Baweja
Wu,Han Qing
Tension stiffening in reinforced concrete
Supervisor: I Gilbert; Co-supervisor: S Foster
Yan,Xia
Environmental Engineering
Supervisor: W Peirson; Co-supervisor: I Turner
Yilmaz,Abdullah Gokhan
Climate change hydrology
Supervisors: M McCabe, A Sharma; Co-supervisor: J Evans
Zardari,Noor-ul-Hassan
An improved multicriterion analysis approach to avoid
subjectivity in irrigation water allocation decisions
Supervisor: I Cordery; Co-supervisor: A Sharma
Zargarbashi,Saman
Investigation of cyclic response in unsaturated soils
including hydric and mechanical hystereses
Supervisor: N Khalili; Co-supervisor: K Douglas
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pOStGraDuate Research Students’ Committee (PRSC)
the postgraduate research Students’ Committee (prSC)
represents the interests of all postgraduate research students within the
School. The objectives are to advance the cohesion and social interaction
within the research students and to develop mutually beneficial relations
with the School. In 2008, PRSC has supported the research students,
fostering long-standing friendships within the students and promoting
wholesome research experiences to all research students.
2008-2009 PRSc committee Members
tian Sing Ng
President
erwin Jeremiah
Vice President
Kamran asghar
Secretary
Mohammad pournaghiazar
Treasurer
urooj Khan
Buddy and International Students Coordinator
alexander pui
Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Committee Representative
abdullah Gokhan Yilmaz
Social Activities
Mark han Qing Wu
Occupational, Health and Safety Representative
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Buddy System
PRSC has been successful in helping
newly-arrived research students make a
smooth transition from home to Sydney,
from other institutions to UNSW, and
from undergraduate to postgraduate. The
primary role of the buddies is to assist new
students and to introduce them to staff and
other students within the School, as well as
facilities and support available to research
students.
a Voice within the School
Supporting the Research Student
PRSC acts as a communication channel
for all research students and the school
management. Members of the PRSC attend
various School management committees
including the Research Management,
Teaching and Learning and Occupational
Health and Safety committees.
Various social activities have being organised throughout the year
including the weekly Friday afternoon soccer matches. A barbeque and
social evening event was also organised at Centennial Park in June. End of
Semester Lunch in conjunction with the Eid Ul Fitr celebration was held at
a restaurant in Randwick early October.
In addition, PRSC has conducted a survey among the research students
who are involved in school undergraduate teaching. The survey outcome
was compiled and concerns were raised to the Undergraduate Teaching
and Learning Committee.
Further, a Career Workshop “Life after PhD” presented by three former
School PhD graduates namely Dr. Zora Vrcelj, Dr. Andrew Rose and Dr.
Shikha Garg was held in mid year. The workshop targeted graduating
research students, assisting them in exploring various career opportunities
after graduation.
The Research Student Forum at the end of November was well supported.
Students presented their research outcomes to their colleagues, academics
and industry partners. The support of the School in facilitating the event
and funding prizes was much appreciated.

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part four
our teaching
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teaching & Learning Overview
The School delivers both undergraduate and postgraduate degree
programs. We are committed to developing well-educated graduates with
the skills, attributes and knowledge that will enable them to practice as
professional civil or environmental engineers.
In 2008, the School was the largest and most successful School of its type
in Australia, with 1012 undergraduate students, 354 coursework masters
students and 77 postgraduate research students. We attract local and rural
students in New South Wales and also have a significant contingent of
overseas students mainly from the South East Asian Region.
The School has active teaching and research programs across the breadth
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, with strong academic groups
in the sub-disciplines of Coastal Engineering, Engineering Construction
and Project Management, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical
Engineering, Groundwater, Structural Engineering, Transport Engineering,
Water, Wastewater and Waste Engineering, and Water Resources.
Trends In The School Profile 1999 - 2008
Changing trends over a ten-year period in the School’s student profile
and the number of academic and non-academic staff employed within the
School are summarised below:
T h e S c h o o l o f c i v i l a n d e n v i r o n m e n T a l e n g i n e e r i n g a n n u a l r e p o r T 2 0 0 8 > 5 0
2008 Graduations
A total of 268 students graduated from the School in 2008.
GRADUATES
Doctor of Philosophy 11
Master of Engineering 2
Master of Science 0
Master of Engineering Science 121
Master of Environmental Engineering Science 7
Graduate Diploma 4
Graduate Certificate in Civil Engineering 4
Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Laws 4
BE in Civil Engineering/BE in Environmental Engineering 5
Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental)/Bachelor of Science 2
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)/Bachelor of Science 2
Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental)/Bachelor of Arts 3
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)/Bachelor of Arts 0
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)/ Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) 2
Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental) 12
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) 89
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
STUDENT NUMBERS
Total EFTSU* 632 648 607 613 581 567 582 592 669 805
BE 647 656 594 593 634 647 615 730 859 1,012
MEngSc/MEnvEngSc 254 314 295 355 339 292 323 287 322 329
GradDip/GradCert 32 51 37 62 72 38 28 32 23 25
PhD 76 69 68 78 81 82 79 80 70 72
ME/MSc
GRADUATES
14 21 19 19 16 17 11 10 6 5
PhD 13 9 9 14 15 8 14 8 23 11
ME 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 2
MSc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MEngSc 130 93 95 96 117 119 95 114 80 121
MEnvEngSc 25 25 21 36 13 13 13 7 8 7
GradDip/GradCert 1 4 2 4 6 7 7 13 8 8
BE (Civil) 91 71 97 121 64 67 87 80 120 97
BE (Environmental)
STAFF (Full-time, tenured)
34 41 41 35 19 28 21 23 23 22
Academic 31 32 32 32 32 33 29.5 25 25 28
Technical 19 18 17 16 15 14 15 13 13 13
Administration
STUDENT/STAFF RATIO
10 10 10 9 8 8 8 7 8 9
— EFTSU/ACADEMIC 20.3 20.2 19.0 19.2 18.2 17.2 19.7 23.7 26.8 28.8
* Effective Full-Time Student Unit

undergraduate Studies
The School’s undergraduate programs offer students the broadest and
most comprehensive civil and environmental engineering education with
the opportunity to specialise in their final year by majoring in a range
of sub-disciplines. The curricula have proved a model for engineering
educators and have been widely benchmarked by other academic
institutions.
In 2008, a total of 243 new students were admitted to the first year of the
Bachelor of Engineering degree programs. There has been an increase of
more than 60% in undergraduate BE student enrolments over the past
three years (617 in 2005 to 1012 in 2008). To preserve quality teaching
outcomes the School has preserved a tutor to student ration of less than
20.
Total student numbers in the various undergraduate programs in 2008
were as indicated in the next column.
Program Outlines
BE Civil Engineering
Year 1 | Semester 1
course code course name uoc hpW
MATH1131 Maths 1A or 6 6
MATH1141 Higher Maths 1A 6 6
PHYS1121 Physics 1 or 6 6
PHYS1131 Higher Physics 1A 6 6
ENGG1000 Engineering Design and Innovation 6 4
ENGG1811 Computing for Engineers 6 5
units of credit
hours per week
Year 1 | Semester 2
course code course name uoc hpW
MATH1231 Maths 1B or 6 6
MATH1241 Higher Maths 1B 6 6
GMAT1110 Engineering Surveying & GIS 6 3
CVEN1300 Engineering Mechanics 6 5
MATS1101 Engineering Materials and Chemistry 6 5
Year 2 | Semester 1
course code course name uoc hpW
CVEN2301 Mechanics of Solids 6 5
CVEN2501 Principles of Water Engineering 6 5
General Education 6 4
MATH2019 Maths 2E 6 6
Year 2 | Semester 2
course code course name uoc hpW
CVEN2101 Engineering Construction 6 5
CVEN2201 Soil Mechanics 6 5
CVEN2302 Materials & Structures 6 5
CVEN2002 Engineering Computations for Civil Engineers 6 5
Bachelor of Engineering, BE (Civil) 3620 553
Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering with Architecture 3624 69
Bachelor of Engineering, BE (Environmental Engineering) 3625 66
Bachelor of Engineering/Arts, BE BA (Civil/Arts) 3621 25
Bachelor of Engineering/Arts, BE BA (Environmental/Arts) 3626 8
Bachelor of Engineering BE BE (Civil & Environmental) 3631 56
Bachelor of Engineering BE BE (Civil & Mining) 3146 63
Bachelor of Engineering/Science, BE BSc (Civil/Science) 3730 35
Bachelor of Engineering/Science,
BE BSc (Environmental Engineering/Science) 3735
Bachelor of Engineering/Law,
BE LLB (Civil/Environmental Law) 4775/4777
Bachelor of Engineering/Commerce,
BE BCom (Civil/Environmental Commerce) 3715
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8 (Civil)
1 (Enviro)
109 (Civil)
2 (Enviro)
total 1012
Year 3 | Semester 1
course code course name uoc hpW
CVEN3401 Sustainable Transport & Highway Engineering 6 5
CVEN3201 Applied Geotechnics and Engineering Geology 6 5
CVEN3301 Structural Analysis & Modelling 6 5
CVEN3501 Water Resources Engineering 6 5
units of credit
hours per week
Year 3 | Semester 2
course code course name uoc hpW
CVEN3302 Structural Behaviour & Design 6 5
CVEN3101 Engineering Operations & Control 6 5
CVEN3502 Water & Wastewater Engineering 6 5
CVEN3031 Civil Engineering Practice 6 4
Year 4 | Semester 1
course code course name uoc hpW
CVEN4030 Honours Thesis A or 6 4
CVEN4002 Design Practice A 6 4
General Education 6 4
Professional Elective 1 6 4
Professional Elective 2 6 4
Year 4 | Semester 2
course code course name uoc hpW
CVEN4031 Honours Thesis B or 6 4
CVEN4003 Design Practice B 6 4
Professional Elective 3 6 4
Professional Elective 4 6 4
Professional Elective 5 6 4
Disclaimer: Information provided about subjects, units, courses and any arrangements for courses including
staffing, are an expression of intent only and are not to be taken as a firm offer or undertaking.

BE Civil with Architecture
Year 1 | Semester 1
course code course name uoc hpW
MATH1131 Maths 1A or 6 6
MATH1141 Higher Maths 1A 6 6
PHYS1121 Physics 1 or 6 6
PHYS1131 Higher Physics 1A 6 6
ENGG1000 Engineering Design and Innovation 6 4
BENV1080 Enabling Skills and Research Practice 6 3
Year 1 | Semester 2
course code course name uoc hpW
MATH1231 Maths 1B or 6 6
MATH1241 Higher Maths 1B 6 6
CVEN1300 Engineering Mechanics 6 5
ARCH1142 Architectural Communications 6 4
MATS1101 Engineering Materials and Chemistry 6 6
Year 2 | Semester 1
course code course name uoc hpW
MATH2019 Maths 2E 6 6
CVEN2301 Mechanics of Solids 6 5
ARCH1121 Architectural History and Theory 1 6 3
ARCH1101 Architectural Design Studio 1 6 5
Year 2 | Semester 2
units of credit
course code course name uoc hpW
CVEN2002 Engineering Computations for Civil Engineers 6 5
CVEN2101 Engineering Construction 6 5
CVEN2201 Soil Mechanics 6 5
CVEN2302 Materials & Structures 6 5
BE Environmental Engineering
hours per week
Year 1 | Semester 1
course code course name uoc hpW
MATH1131 Maths 1A or 6 6
MATH1141 Higher Maths 1A 6 6
CHEM1011 Fundamentals of Chemistry A or 6 6
CHEM1031 Higher Chemistry C 6 6
ENGG1000 Engineering Design and Innovation 6 4
PHYS1121 Physics 1 or 6 6
PHYS1131 Higher Physics 1A 6 6
units of credit
Year 1 | Semester 2
course code course name uoc hpW
MATH1231 Maths 1B or 6 6
MATH1241 Higher Maths 1B 6 6
CVEN1701 Environmental Principles and Systems 6 5
CVEN1300 Engineering Mechanics 6 5
ENGG1811 Computing for Engineers 6 5
Year 2 | Semester 1
course code course name uoc hpW
BIOS1301 Biology for Environmental Engineers 6 5
CVEN2501 Principles of Water Engineering 6 5
CVEN2701 Water & Atmospheric Chemistry 6 5
General Education 6 4
Year 2 | Semester 2
course code course name uoc hpW
CEIC2009 Mass & Energy Balances in the Chemical Process
Industry
6 5
CVEN2201 Soil Mechanics 6 5
GMAT1110 Engineering Surveying & GIS 6 3
CVEN2702 Engineering Computations for Environmental Engineers 6 5
hours per week
Year 3 | Semester 1
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course code course name uoc hpW
CVEN2501 Principles of Water Engineering 6 5
CVEN3201 Applied Geotechnics and Engineering Geology 6 5
CVEN3301 Structural Analysis & Modelling 6 5
CVEN3501 Water Resources Engineering 6 5
Year 3 | Semester 2
course code course name uoc hpW
CVEN3302 Structural Behaviour & Design 6 5
CVEN3101 Engineering Operations & Control 6 5
CVEN3502 Water & Wastewater Engineering 6 5
ARCH1102 Architectural Design Studio 2 6 5
Year 4 | Semester 1
course code course name uoc hpW
CVEN4030 Honours Thesis A or 6 4
CVEN4002 Design Practice A 6 4
Professional Elective 1 6 4
ARCH1221 Architectural History and Theory 2 6 3
ARCH1201 Architectural Design Studio 3 6 6
Year 4 | Semester 2
units of credit
course code course name uoc hpW
CVEN4031 Honours Thesis B or 6 4
CVEN4003 Design Practice B 6 4
General Education 6 4
Professional Elective 2 6 4
Professional Elective 3 6 4
Disclaimer: Information provided about subjects, units, courses and any arrangements for courses including
staffing, are an expression of intent only and are not to be taken as a firm offer or undertaking.
Year 3 | Semester 1
course code course name uoc hpW
CVEN3701 Environmental Frameworks, Law & Economics 6 5
CVEN3201 Applied Geotechnics and Engineering Geology 6 5
CVEN3402 Transport Engineering & Environmental Sustainability 6 5
CVEN3501 Water Resources Engineering 6 5
Year 3 | Semester 2
course code course name uoc hpW
CVEN3702 Solid Wastes & Contaminant Transport 6 5
CVEN3101 Engineering Operations & Control 6 5
CVEN3502 Water & Wastewater Engineering 6 5
CVEN3731 Environmental Engineering Practice 6 4
Year 4 | Semester 1
course code course name uoc hpW
CVEN4030 Honours Thesis A or 6 4
CVEN4002 Design Practice A 6 4
CVEN4701 Planning Sustainable Infrastructure 6 5
Professional Elective 1 6 4
Professional Elective 2 6 4
Year 4 | Semester 2
course code course name uoc hpW
CVEN4003 Design Practice B or 6 4
CVEN4031 Honours Thesis B 6 4
General Education 6 4
Professional Elective 3 6 4
Professional Elective 4 6 4
Disclaimer: Information provided about subjects, units, courses and any arrangements for courses including
staffing, are an expression of intent only and are not to be taken as a firm offer or undertaking.
hours per week
units of credit
hours per week

The Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Committee
The Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Committee oversees and
manages the academic aspects of the undergraduate program involving
the monitoring of teaching quality and course quality through student
focus group surveys, resource allocation, interaction with student
representatives of CEVSOC, and the academic aspects of enrolment,
assessment and examinations.
The Committee aims to make the undergraduate experience positive and
fulfilling, and to develop curricula that encourage independent thinking,
are relevant and interesting, have substance and address fundamentals.
The major drive behind the Committee’s agenda is to improve the learning
experience of students.
The members of the Committee in 2008 were:
Dr Zora Vrcelj (Director of UTLC; Year 2 Coordinator)
Dr Bruce Cathers (Deputy Director of UTLC; Year 1 Coordinator)
Dr Martin Andersen (Library Representative)
Associate Professor Mario M Attard (Year 4 Coordinator; also Advanced
Standing, Credit Transfers, Exchange, Undergraduate Grievance Officer)
Associate Professor Ron Cox
Ms Karenne Irvine (Senior Administrative Officer)
Ms Julie O’Keeffe (Admin Support)
Dr Greg Peters (Peer-Mentoring Program Coordinator)
Dr Hossein Taiebat (Year 3 Coordinator)
Professor Francis Tin-Loi
Trevor Htut & Hazel Rowley (Postgraduate Research Student Committee
representatives)
Sam Balian & Paul O’Brien (Undergraduate, CEVSOC Representatives)
The Committee began the year by assisting new students on enrolment
day and attending the student welcome during orientation week. Members
also attended UNSW Info Day on Feb 12, and Open Day in September
2008. Engineering Week was held in Week 7 of Session 1 and Week 10
of Session 2. The UTLC helped to coordinate activities within the School
and provided funding for site visits. Activities included site visits to various
construction sites.
The Committee met formally on seven occasions during the year. Towards
the end of both semesters, it conducted focus group surveys of all
undergraduate years. The aims of the focus group surveys are to provide
information on the student experience and identify areas which require
action and improvement.
The Committee also held examination meetings at the end of each
semester. During the examination meetings, all student examination results
are individually reviewed, all applications for special consideration are
acted upon and the School policy on supplementary exams is implemented
in a fair and equitable manner. Early in the year a Policy Statement
document was developed and made available on the School website.
Innovations in 2008 included:
m New positions of Program Directors were established by the
Committee. Their role will be strategic, with an oversight of
operational activities. Responsibilities may include planning,
coordination and review of curriculum issues, and responsibility for
updating Program information material on School web pages, a key
source of information for prospective students and an invaluable
marketing tool. In 2008 the positions were held by:
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• BE Civil Dr Hossein Taiebat
• BE Environmental Dr Greg Peters
• BE Civil with Architecture A/Prof Mario Attard and Dr Zora Vrcelj
m The provision of some financial support for Honours thesis students
for costs incurred during research, such as lab or software costs.
Up to $300 could be provided to students after application by their
supervisors.
m The template for School Course Outlines was also updated so that
lecturers can describe the continual improvement and development
of courses which have been implemented as a direct result of focus
group survey concerns and CATEI summaries.
m A new Elite Students Program is being established in the School, with
Prof Steve Foster and Dr Ian Turner as Coordinators. Students with a
UAI equal to and great than 99, or students with a WAM greater than
or equal to 85 (High Distinction) will be supported in various ways in
order to enrich their student experience.
m All School tutors were certified as Teaching Assistants on UNSW’s core
online teaching program, WebCTVista.
m New UNSW wide regulations saw an increase in workload for Year
Coordinators, as all students on Referral and Probation must contact
an academic advisor, and an appropriate form must be filled in and
filed with the student record.
m An experiment in reducing class sizes by splitting large undergraduate
classes (over 160 students) into two was trialed for 2008. However
the increase in teaching loads for staff and the provision of tutors and
classrooms proved too difficult to manage and the experiment will not
be repeated in the near future.
Other Highlights of 2008
teaching excellence award
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The influence of a great teacher can last a lifetime. UTLC member A/
Prof Mario Attard was awarded a prestigious UNSW Vice-Chancellor’s
Award for Teaching Excellence in 2008. These awards formally recognise
individual and team-based contributions to quality learning and teaching
and postgraduate supervision at UNSW. The awards measure excellence
in terms of the student learning experience and outcomes, as well as the
staff member’s scholarly approach to developing their teaching. Mario
has worked for a number of years on improving teaching and learning
experience at the school, improving his own practice and encouraging
others to do the same.
australasian association engineering education
In 2008 both Mario Attard and UTLC Chair, Zora Vrcelj contributed papers
on engineering education at the AAEE Conference. Their joint paper was
on their innovative multi-disciplinary and very successful degree program
Civil with Architecture. Zora, with Shana Krishnan, also explored ‘Gender
differences in student attitudes toward engineering and academic careers’
which focused on understanding barriers to further education experienced
by female students in engineering in order to encourage them into
postgraduate study and an academic career.
civil with architecture program
The new Civil with Architecture Program had its second intake of students
in 2008 with a UAI rising to 90.3. Due to this program’s increasing
popularity with students and school leavers, discussions took place with
the Faculty of the Built Environment - who provide one quarter of the
program courses – and it was agreed that the number of places to be
offered in 2009 could be increased.

Undergraduate Student Awards and Prizes
The University Medal 2008 Voon Hee Lee
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Brookfield Multiplex
Construction Management Discipline Prize
The Civil and Environmental Engineering SKM Environmental
Discipline Prize
The Civil and Environmental Engineering PSM Geotechnical
Discipline Prize
The Civil and Environmental Engineering ARUP Structures
Discipline Prize
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Maunsell/AECOM
Transport Discipline Prize
The Civil and Environmental Engineering GHD Water Discipline
Prize
The Civil and Environmental Engineering UNSW Water
Research Centre Water Discipline Prize
Cho-Yi Lin
Philippa Griffin
Joshua Tang
William Bowen
David Luk
Indeewa
Chandrawansa
Andrew Dyer
The Civil Engineering Industrial Training Prize Stephen Horne
The Environmental Engineering SMEC Industrial Training Prize Kathleen Bannon
The Sydney Water Gold Medal Sarah Fitzsimons
The Jeffery and Katauskas Prize Ali Amin
The Cardno Civil Engineering Practice Prize Voon Hee Lee
The Cardno Environmental Engineering Practice Prize Lemuel Yeung
The Welding Technology Institute of Australia Prize Dillon Anderiesz
The Alexander Wargon Prize William Bowen
The Maunsell Waste Management Prize Yue Zhang
The Maunsell Waste Project Prize Hendrik Therik
Scholarships
Compared to other Schools in the Faculty - and probably to other Faculties
as well, the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering enjoys an
extensive undergraduate prizes list, mainly donated by industry partners
and a scholarship list that provides, also largely from private companies,
over A$530,000 each year for students in all four years.
As well as the companies who donate prizes as listed in the table, the
School gratefully acknowledges Scholarship support from a variety
of generous supporters including the following private and industry
supporters.
Scholarship Sponsors
Graham Campbell Family
Bernard W Gould Family
Stan Hall Family
Faculty of Engineering
Major Industry Scholarship Providers
Evans & Peck
Leighton Contractors
Leighton Holdings
MWH
Parsons Brinkerhoff
RTA
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The Civil and Environmental Engineering Society CEVSOC
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Society (CEVSOC) is one of the
most active undergraduate student societies on campus. Its membership
includes all undergraduate students of the School and its aims are to
represent the interests of the student body, to provide a mechanism
for students to help and mentor each other, to form a channel of
communication between the students and academic staff and to offer
students a forum for discussion of issues relevant to their academic life.
In addition, and very importantly, CEVSOC organises social events and
functions to ensure that students have opportunities for fun and relaxation.
CEVSOC contributes significantly to the academic life of the School and
makes an important contribution in the establishment of the School spirit.
CEVSOC’s involvement in and contributions to the School’s activities on the
University’s Open Day in September and in the Faculty’s marketing and
recruitment drives are very much appreciated.
President Sam Balian
Vice President Melissa Mole
Treasurer Paul O’Brien
Secretary Michael Beattie
Arc Delegate Luke Garden
OHS Coordinator Andrew Collins
Sports Representative James Waters
The CEVSOC committee worked hard through 2008 to provide students
with the usual variety of social events and corporate networking
opportunities, including the traditional harbour cruise and inaugural interschool
sports day.
Pizza + Beer Socials
CEVSOC kicked off 2008 in the traditional style of a Thursday Start-of-
Session pizza and beer social in the common room before heading down
to the Roundhouse. It was great to see a mix of new and returning
students relaxing after their first week of class as everyone got back into
the swing of things on campus. A number of these events were held each
semester, sponsored by various engineering companies, to give students a
chance to unwind after class and introduce potential career opportunities.
Harbour Cruise
The annual harbour cruise was held towards the end of semester one,
where 150 students in crazy costumes braved the cold weather and
packed onto a party boat. We cruised around for the evening to celebrate
surviving another semester of classes and the chance to have one last
social before knuckling down for midyear exams.
Inter-school Sports Day
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An initiative of the CEVSOC committee to encourage more interaction
with students from the other engineering schools, was to put together
the Sports Day in semester two. Students from each participating school -
Civil & Environmental, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical and CSE – formed
soccer teams to play in a small tournament of which Civil was victorious!!
Industry sponsors helped cover the costs of renting the Village Green for
the afternoon and putting on a huge BBQ.
Fourth Year Dinner
The graduating class of 2008 was farewelled in style at our last event of
the year, on end-of-exams Friday. The prestigious Fourth Year Dinner was
held in the ballroom of a nice hotel in the city and attended by a mixture
of students, staff and sponsors, who came together to mark the end of
each students’ four year effort, recognise outstanding achievements and
celebrate together one last time.
Looking to the Future
The 2009 CEVSOC Committee was elected during the End-of-Session
social. They are a combination of 3rd and 4th year students of diverse
backgrounds and interests, who are determined to maintain the traditional
functions of the society while building on it to encompass new events and
activities in the years to come.
MELISSA MOLE
CEVSOC VP 2008

Postgraduate courseWork Studies
Postgraduate Teaching &
Learning Committee
The School is the leading provider of postgraduate engineering education
in Australia. Postgraduate coursework teaching and learning is one of our
core activities, with over 350 students enrolled in eight specializations:
m Civil Engineering
m Environmental Engineering
m Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
m Groundwater Resources
m Project Management
m Structural Engineering
m Water, Wastewater and Waste Engineering
m Water Resources
In 2008, a contract was signed with Leighton Holdings to provide a
specialised Master of Engineering Science in Project Management
specifically designed to provide their staff with technical knowledge
such as contracts, cost planning, design management, safety, tendering
and estimating, as well as developing their professional skills such as
leadership and team building, negotiation skills and people management.
Leighton research had found that their needs were uniquely met by the
School’s distance MEngSc in Project Management, a program which has
been successfully delivered to industry professionals for over fifteen years
by the School’s engineering construction and management group led by
Professor David Carmichael. With over 9500 operations and engineering
staff Leighton can provide the School with an unmatched, dedicated pool
of students in this exciting and growing sector of the industry.
Strategic partnership was also entered into with a number of key industry
players to:
i) increase awareness within the industry of the course work program
offered by the School
ii) boost the number of local students from those key industries
iii) identify current and future needs of the industry and tailor the course
contents to those needs
iv) increase the applied mix of the material covered in the course by
inviting leading practitioners from the partner organisations to
participate in delivery of lecture materials.
These initiatives have already resulted in increased student numbers
across the specialization programs offered within the school, the level of
satisfaction of the students, and the relevance of the course content to
their professional needs.
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School Computing Services
UNSW’s IT Change Program formally began in 2008. This program has
a number of implications for all units, including our School, the main
ones being use of centralized mail server, access to shared infrastructure
services such as backup and virtual servers, centrally managed printing
services and standardized desktop and laptop procurement arrangements.
Except for some new procurement arrangements, none of these were
implemented in 2008 for our School.
One of our two undergraduate computer labs (Lab 611) was upgraded in
2008; all 40 PCs were replaced in time for the start of Semester 1, 2008.
Two new high volume printers were also bought. Repairs to our other
teaching Lab 201 were completed in time for Semester 2, 2008. Water
damage had caused it to be shut down.
UNSW’s Uniwide wireless signals were enhanced in all key areas (e.g. near
Rms 601/602, the Design Studio and the 1st floor) of our building. This
will provide occupants, including visitors and practicum students, access to
UNSW’s wireless system. It is planned that the wireless signal for the rest
of the building will be boosted early in 2009.
Patrick Vuong joined us as CSO Windows early in 2008, as Jonathan Lo’s
replacement. Patrick was formerly the PeopleSoft Application Architecture
& Support/Corporate Systems Infrastructure Coordinator at the University
of Southern Queensland. Our Web/IT coordinator, Kate Brown, continued
to facilitate a number of training courses on the WebCT Vista online web
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learning environment, while Robert Hegedus (CSO Linux) endeavoured to
improve our email and network facilities.
A summary of the School’s computing facilities in 2008 is:
m A WinXP laboratory (Lab 201) with 40 Pentium computers primarily
used for teaching early Stages 1 and 2 undergraduate students. This
laboratory is served by two Windows 2003 servers.
m A second WinXP laboratory (Lab 611) with 40 Pentium computers for
senior students (Stages 3 and above), also network-connected to the
two Windows servers.
m A postgraduate research laboratory with 10 PCs running WinXP.
m A number of Linux-based ancillary servers that cater for email, our
web site, storage, and security.
m A multimedia laboratory with facilities for video, image and directed
learning developments.
m Networked administrative staff PCs.
m Networked PCs located in every postgraduate room.
m Networked laser printers, and other peripherals.
“One of our two undergraduate
computer labs (Lab 611) was
upgraded in 2008; all 40 PCs
were replaced in time for the
star t of Semester 1, 2008”
The general opening hours during Session for the undergraduate and
coursework postgraduate laboratories were: 8am to 10pm (weekdays),
and 10am to 6pm (Saturdays). Three student assistants were employed
to staff the laboratories after hours (6pm to 10pm) during weekdays and
during Saturdays, and also for audiovisual support.

eLearning
My eLearning Vista is a learning management system that is used by
the School to provide online learning and teaching environments that
supplement both face-to-face teaching and distance learning course
materials. In 2008, we had 65 learning Modules with large numbers of
academic, visiting, casual teaching staff, and students participating- in
online learning and teaching. Most of the Modules use My eLearning Vista
for making learning materials available for students online; communication
and discussion between students and teaching staff; and quizzes and
tutorials.
The management of My eLearning process is carried out within the School,
with some support from IT Service Desk (formerly known as EdTEC until
end of 2008). The School’s Web/IT coordinator, Kate Brown, administrates
Courses/Modules creation, applies appropriate template to each Modules,
facilitates staff/teaching assistants enrolment and coordinates training.
Design Studio Update
Construction commenced on a Design Studio on the 5th floor of the
Civil Engineering Building in the middle of 2008. The Design Studio
is envisaged as a space where undergraduate students will have an
opportunity to work in teams on design projects. It will provide privacy
for individual team meetings, while also fostering the interaction of larger
groups of people in a space that is inclusive and exudes the spirit of
collaboration in problem-solving activities.
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Workplace Safety Committee
The provision of a safe work environment for all School staff and students
remains the School’s highest priority.
The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering has a Workplace
Safety Committee in accordance with the NSW Occupational Health and
Safety Act. As required by the OH&S Regulation 2001, the Committee
representation covers all occupational groups within the school, including
the Head of School, Academics, Laboratory Managers, Administration,
Centre Representatives, IT, a First Aid Officer, the Chief Warden (School
Emergency Team Manager), a Postgraduate Representative and an
Undergraduate Representative.
The School consults with all staff and students on OH&S issues as they
arise, through the School Workplace Committee and any representatives
on the committee. Minutes of the meetings are posted on School
noticeboards and on the School’s website.
The School has a ‘CivilSafe’ Safety Management System, which allows for
planning, implementation, documentation, management and evaluation,
for the continual improvement of safety, both in the School and in the
field, based on AS/NZS 4804:2001 Occupational Heath and Safety
Management Systems. This system includes ‘RIPA’ (Registration, Induction
and Project Risk Assessment) documentation, which is a compulsory
requirement for all laboratory users and projects, and provides the
mechanisms by which safe systems of work can be implemented and
monitored. The School’s system is closely integrated with the UNSW OHS
Management System.
During 2008, the Committee had full membership, and met every two
months with excellent attendance. It addressed and resolved a number of
issues, including approval for the purchase of essential safety equipment.
The Committee organised regular workplace inspections, evacuation
drills, funded various training courses for staff and students, and resolved
a number of other OH&S issues. The Committee closely monitored the
implementation of the OHS Management System within the School, which is
now nearly complete. The School was audited internally in December 2008,
and we are expecting a good report which is due for release in early 2009.
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Technical Services Committee
The Technical Services Committee supports the research and teaching
commitment of the School through excellence in maintaining state-of-theart
physical laboratories. To this end, the committee is responsible for the
operation of four physical testing laboratories in water and infrastructure
engineering.
The Randwick Heavy Structural Laboratory, the Materials Research
Laboratory and Geotechnical Engineering Laboratories support the
research of the School’s Centre for Infrastructure Engineering and Safety
(CIES) group, while the Water Research and Water Quality Laboratories
support key research in the School’s Water Research Centre. The labs also
provide extensive support for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
and learning.
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ExtErnal Relations Committee
During 2008, the School’s External Relations Committee (ERC) continued
its role in improving the recruitment of students and further developing
our relationship with industry and alumni. Committee members, together
with School staff and students, provided the face and voice of the School
at many presentations and functions both on and off campus. These
included numerous information days, High School and Engineering Week
talks, the Honeywell Engineering Summer School and the Indigenous
Australian Engineering Summer School. School staff also spent many
hours interviewing potential students as part of our Faculty of Engineering
Admission Scheme.
The School continues to increase the number of scholarships available to
undergraduate students. In particular, we have a large number of rural
scholarships that enable students from rural areas to attend UNSW.
With the appointment of Dr Mary O’Connell as External Relations
Administrator in April 2008, the School was able to move forward on a
variety of new projects, such as the production of the revamped 2007
Annual Report, a School biannual Newsletter for School staff, students,
industry, alumni, as well as the provision of a steady stream of School
Web news and events stories. New and glossy information brochures for
the School’s three main undergraduate programs were created in 2008,
and were very well received at careers information days and events.
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The role of the ERA is to raise the profile of the School both within UNSW
and the wider community. The School has many stories and they need to
be told.
The Careers Market held in May provided close interaction between year
3 and 4 students and industry supporters of the School and was highly
successful with many students finding IT placements and/or interviews for
employment during the day. Both industry and students appreciated the
opportunity to connect.
In June a First Year Student Survey was designed by members of the
Committee and set up on WebCTVista, with all commencing students
invited to participate. This Survey was complementary to Faculty wide
surveys with the School specific objective to ascertain the market position
of the School, its outreach strengths and weaknesses. An analysis by
postal code of where students came from showed some interesting blank
spots, some of which may be due to attraction of other major universities
but the Committee also felt that the lack of good public transport (train
lines) to UNSW has a serious impact on student recruitment. Further
analysis of the responses showed that our students appear to be
motivated by career opportunities first, followed by the salary, and a very
close third, the chance to travel overseas. Reassuringly 40% also want to
make a difference to the world.

The School continued to develop the alumni database. Over 400 alumni
have registered online with the School and are now regularly sent by email
or by post the School Newsletter, a copy of the Annual Report, invitations
to research seminars, and to participate in other events such as the
forthcoming School History.
The fourth annual Year 4 Awards dinner for graduating students and
alumni was successfully held at the Grace Hotel in York St in November.
The ERC arranged for industry representatives to join with students
to celebrate their achievements. Eleven $1000 awards were presented
by industry and government for achievement in academic disciplines,
industrial training and engineering professional practice. Industry also
provided an additional $10,000 in total to subsidise the ticket price for our
final year students.
A large recruitment drive to expand the Industry Partner Program was
begun in later part of 2008, with input and advice from the School’s
Industry Advisory Committee, and proceeded, despite the global financial
crisis, in early 2009.
For further information on alumni relations, the IAC and School Industry
Partnership programme contact Dr Mary O’Connell at m.oconnell@unsw.
edu.au
Industry Partners & Supporters
The Industry Partnership Program allows for the opportunity to further
develop the productive relationship between the School, its academics,
students and industry. 2008 saw many industry/School connections,
including:
m A highly successful Careers Market held in May – careers desks of
Industry Partners attended by all year 3 and 4 students.
m Technical lectures by Industry Partners to our undergraduate
students
m Acknowledgement of Industry Partners via the School Website and in
the School’s Annual Report
m Invitation of IPs to School’s Research Student Poster forum –
showcasing the depth and breadth of our research projects and
emerging solutions
m We continued with an extensive outreach to high schools and high
school careers advisers promoting the School and the profession
Elsewhere our strong ties with industry continued in informal and formal
ways including the creation of a construction practice laboratory, industry
prizes for outstanding fourth year students, and the development of
a Masters in Engineering Science in project management specifically
tailored for staff of Leighton Holding and affiliated companies.
2008 Industry Partners and Supporters
ANSTO
ARUP
Brookfield Multiplex Ltd
Cardno
Connell Wagner
Evans & Peck
GHD
Hyder Consulting Pty Ltd
Leighton Holdings Contractors Pty Ltd
Maunsell
Parsons Brinkerhoff
Patterson Britton & Partners
Pells Sullivan Meynink Pty Ltd
RTA
Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd
SMEC Australia
Sydney Water
Sustainable Water Solutions, Department of Commerce
Worley Parsons
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Industry Advisory Committee
The School interacts with the civil engineering industry in a number of
ways. One of the high level ways is through the Head of School’s Industry
Advisory Committee (IAC).
This group meets with the Head of School and his management team on
a quarterly basis and responds to briefs both from the School and arising
from the Committee’s own deliberations.
Objective
The letter of invitation to Committee members identified the following
broad tasks:
m Review the changes to the school’s teaching and research programs
(such as the establishment of new Research Centres).
m Review associated improvements to school infrastructure such as the
new Design Centre.
m Encouraging committee members to be active as ambassadors for the
School such as through involvement in Careers Days and in the annual
Research Student Poster presentations.
m Garnering industry support for the school by encouraging new
Industry Partners and new prize donors.
Membership
The 2008 IAC consist of a Chair and members drawn from;
m two major state authorities
m seven of Australia’s top consulting firms
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m two of Australia’s leading constructors
m a school’s careers adviser
m a merchant banker
m four school representatives including the Head of School and members
of the External Relations Committee
m administrative services to the IAC come from School staff.
Pen pictures of members of the IAC can be found on the School’s website.
The balance within the Committee would be improved by adding a recent
graduate but this has proved difficult. Membership is notionally for three
years but all members serve on the Head of School’s invitation.
Activities
Since establishment in 2005 the current IAC has reviewed and endorsed
the content of the Environmental Engineering course and the School’s
Strategic Plan (twice).
The other main activity was the sponsorship and organisation of two
workshops (in 2006 and 2007) on the impending shortage of engineers.
All six civil engineering schools in the Sydney region were involved and
although the agreed actions were meant to be shared, the on-going
activity has fallen very much to UNSW and the IAC. This has included:
m Preparing displays and attending the annual Careers Advisor’s
Conference

m Encouraging the teaching and study of maths and science at primary
schools through annual prizes.
m Organising a “Road Trip” program as work experience for high school
students (the first trip to engineering works around Sydney is planned
for June 2009).
m Hosting teachers and career advisors at the annual Engineering
Excellence Awards dinner.
The Committee has also reported on:
m Environmental Engineering Numbers. (The course continues to attract
good students (particularly those attempting “double degrees” and
not limited to the engineering faculty), it produces graduates not only
attractive to industry but who are happy to encourage new students.
m Endowments and School Funding. This activity is on-going and is
seeking ways for alumni and industry to take a greater interest
(particularly financial) in the school.
In 2009, the IAC will also review research links with industry in an attempt
to encourage industry to increase research student numbers.
Although market forces can claim most of the credit, the IAC is pleased
with the significant increase in the UAI now applying to the course (the
highest in Sydney) as well as the higher salaries on offer to graduates.
Our recent and current activities are aimed at sustaining and building on
this interest into the future.
DONALD MACLEOD
IAC Committee Members 2008
Donald Macleod (Chair), Maunsell
Ms Deirdre Agnew, Student Careers Advisor
Steve Boss, Multiplex Pty Ltd
Adrian Bull, Hyder Consulting Pty Ltd
Dr Robert Care, Arup
Dr Kourosh Kayvani, Connell Wagner Pty Ltd
Jeff Wilson/David Kinniburgh, GHD Pty Ltd
Ian McIntyre, Evans and Peck Pty Ltd
Associate Professor Garry Mostyn, Pells Sullivan Meynink Pty Ltd
Col Nicholson, Sydney Water
Ken Porter, Roads and Traffic Authority
Andrew Tompson, Macquarie Asset Services Limited
Dave Wilson, Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd
Professor David Waite, UNSW
Associate Professor Ron Cox, UNSW
Dr Kurt Douglas, UNSW
Dr Mary O’Connell, UNSW
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Industry Reports
Fell R, *Foster MA, *Cyganiewicz J, *Sills G, *Vroman
N and *Davidson R
(2008) A unified method for estimating probabilities of
failure of embankment dams by internal erosion and
piping. UNICIV Report No.R-446.
The Water Research Centre -
Kensington
Collins R, Pham AN and Waite TD
Report on hydrological properties and groundwater
modeling at the Little Forest Burial Ground. Report
2008/04, version 1.
Collins R, Pham AN and Waite TD
Report on hydrological properties and groundwater
modeling at the Little Forest Burial Ground. Report
2008/08, version 2.
Collins RN, Pham AN, Waite TD
Report on hydrological properties and groundwater
modeling at the Little Forest Burial Ground. Report
2008/14. version 3.
Henderson RK, *Baker A, Murphy K, Hambly A, Stuetz
R, Khan SJ
(2008) Fluorescence as a potential monitoring tool for
recycled systems: a review, Water Research.
Centre for Infrastructure
Engineering and Safety
+Sakka ZI and Gilbert RI
(2008) Effect of reinforcement ductility on the strength
and failure modes of one-way reinforced concrete
slabs, UNICIV Report No. R-450.
+Sakka ZI and Gilbert RI
(2008) Effect of reinforcement ductility on the strength
and failure modes of continuous one-way concrete
slabs subjected to support settlement – Part 1,
UNICIV Report No. R-451.
+Sakka ZI and Gilbert RI
(2008) Effect of reinforcement ductility on the
strength, ductility and failure modes of continuous
one-way concrete slabs subjected to support
settlement – Part 2, UNICIV Report No. R-452,
+Sakka ZI and Gilbert RI
(2008) Strength and ductility of corner supported
two-way concrete slabs containing welded wire fabric,
UNICIV Report No. R-453.
+Wu HQ and Gilbert RI
(2008) – An Experimental study of tension stiffening
in reinforced concrete tension members under shortterm
and long-term service loads, UNICIV Report No.
R449.
The Water Research Centre -
WRL
M J Blacka
Field Measurement of ELCOMAX ELCOROCK
Geocontainers at Clifton Springs Boat Harbour,
Victoria – 2006/06
J T Carley, M J Blacka, R J Cox, A Mariani
Three Dimensional Physical Modelling of Greater
Gorgon, Barrow Island LNG Plant Material Offload
Facility, WA – 2006/24
J T Carley
Queensland Nickel Yabulu Extension Project, Calciner
Baghouse Fabric Filter Physical Model Testing –
2007/03
W C Glamore
K M Hawker, B M Miller
Burwood Beach Ocean Outfall Monitoring and
Modelling – 2007/11
D S Rayner, D J Anderson, B M Miller
Penrith Lakes Scheme Flood Protection Model
Recalibration of River Flood Profiles – 2007/18
W A Timms, I Cunningham
Stormwater Harvesting for Irrigation and Ornamental
Ponds – 2007/31
B M Miller
Physical Model Testing of Pump Well Flow Conditions,
Tamar Street Pumping Station, Launceston, Tasmania
– 2007/33
W C Glamore, A Mariani
Illawarra Ocean Outfall Field Trials – 2007/36
W A Timms, I Cunningham, M Schwarz
Hydrogeological Investigation of the Fate of Sale
Under Dryland Cropping on the Cryon Plain, North
Western NSW – 2007/38
M J Blacka, D J Anderson, I Cunningham
Palm Beach Coastal Imaging System Report 7 –
2007/40
D J Anderson, I Cunningham
Glen Prairie & Tarcoola North Effluent Reuse
Groundwater Monitoring Program Report #1 Dec 2006
- June 2007 – 2007/42
W C Glamore, L Tarrade, B M Miller
Hydraulic Assessment of Burwood Beach Ocean
Outfalls with New Tideflex Valves – 2008/02
J T Carley, I R Coghlan, A Mariani
Physical Modelling of Wyndham Harbour Breakwaters
– 2008/03
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J T Carley, I R Coghlan, R J Cox
Research and Development Studies for ELCOMAX and
ELCOROCK Geotextile Sand Containers – 2008/05
M J Blacka, D J Anderson, L Mallen Lopez
Analysis of Shoreline Variability, Seasonality and
Erosion/Accretion Trends, August 2007-January 2008,
Gold Coast Coastal Imaging Report No. 17 – 2008/06
W A Timms, I Cunningham, Hat Head Effluent
Disposal Scheme - Ongoing Monitoring Results
2008/07
M J Blacka, J T Carley, I R Coghlan
Inundation and Sea Level Rise Impacts and Adaption
for South Arm Secondary Road, Hobart, Tasmania –
2008/08
I R Coghlan, J T Carley, W L Peirson
Verification of Methodology for Calculating Output of
Oceanlinx Wave Energy System – 2008/09
J T Carley
Pittwater Inundation Hazard for Proposed Boatshed,
24A Rednal Street Mona Vale – 2008/11
M J Blacka, J T Carley, L Mallen Lopez
Physical Modelling of Bounty Bay Breakwater, Pitcairn
Island – 2008/14
W A Timms, C Wasko, M Schwarz, A M Badenhop
Lake Conjola Regional Sewerage Scheme – 2008/15
J T Carley, J McArthur
Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Study, Wilkinsons
Point, Hobart, Tasmania – 2008/16
M J Blacka, A Mariani, J T Carley
Review of Design Changes and Previous Physical
Modelling for Gorgon Project, Barrow Island LNG Plant
Material Offload Facility, Western Australia – 2008/17
M J Blacka, D J Anderson, L Mallen Lopez
Palm Beach Coastal Imaging Report #8 – 2008/18
J T Carley assisted by R J Cox and D S Rayner
Expert Witness Statement by James Carley regarding
Coastal processes and Hazards for Proposed
Subdivision at 228 Griffith Street, East Beach, Port
Fairy – 2008/21
W A Timms, D J Anderson, B M Miller, M Schwarz
Review and Recommendations for Modelling of the
Ranger Mine Pit No. 1 – 2008/26
M J Blacka, D J Anderson, L Mallen Lopez
Gold Coast Imaging Report No. 18
2008/27
M J Blacka, D J Anderson, L Mallen Lopez
Palm Beach Coastal Imaging Report # 9 – 2008/32

Staff Industry & Community Engagement
Attendance at professional conferences and
visits to tertiary or other institutions are seen
as an essential component of academic staff
development. They also serve to maintain
the School’s connections with the academic
community and with the engineering profession.
Conference attendances, visits to other
institutions, membership of external boards and
committees, and consulting and other industry
related activities during 2008 were as follows:
Attendance at Conferences
Martin andersen: Invited Speaker at: XXXVI
IAH Congress Toyama, Japan 26th of October -
1st of November 2008.
Western Pacific AGU meeting, Cairns 28th of
July – 1st of August 2008. Awards: Best session
presentation at: XXXVI IAH Congress Toyama,
Japan 26th of October - 1st of November 2008.
Mark Bradford: 5th International Conference
on Thin-Walled Structures, Gold Coast, 5th
International Conference on Coupled Instabilities
in Metal Structures, Sydney; 6th International
Conference on Computational Analysis of Shell
and Spatial Structures, Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York; International Conference
on Structures and Granular Solids: From
Scientific Principles to Engineering Applications,
Edinburgh, UK; Composite Construction in
Steel and Concrete VI, Devils Thumb Ranch,
Colorado; 2nd International Symposium on
Innovative Design of Steel Structures, Hong
Kong; International Symposium on Innovations
in Structural Steel, Singapore.
david Carmichael: Professional Practice
Project, The Warren Centre for Advanced
Engineering,University of Sydney;
Carbon Market Expo Australasia 2008,
Queensland;International Conference on Project
Management, Kuala Lumpur.
ron Cox: International Forum on the
restoration of SANBANZE, Chiba Prefecture,
invited keynote and international member
of workshop panel: PARI (Port and Airport
Research Institute) and NILIM (National
Institute Land Infrastructure and Management),
research collaborations.with Japanese
government agencies: Sixth International
Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in
Developing Countries (COPEDEC), invited short
course presenter, Dubai: Dubai Municipality,
UAE: NSW WET conference, Climate change,
sea level rise and wetland adaptations, invited
keynote speaker: Marinas seminar/workshop,
Engineers Australia Maritime Panel NSW, invited
keynote speaker : 8th International Conference
on Coasts, Ports and Marine Structures,
ICOPMAS, Tehran, invited keynote speaker:
Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran,
Tehran: Hormozgan University, Bandar Abbas,
Iran: Geofabrics applications workshop/short
course, Gold Coast , invited keynote speaker:
stephen Foster: 20th Australasian
Conference on the Mechanics of Structures
and Materials, ACMSM20, 2-5 Dec, 2008,
Toowoomba, Queensland: 5th International
Speciality Conference of Fibre Reinforced
Materials”, Singapore, 28-29 August, 2008:
FIB Symposium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
19-22 May, 2008: ISO TC 71 Plenary Meeting,
Concrete, Reinforced Concrete, Prestressed
Concrete, Los Angeles, March, 2008.: FIB
Technical Council Meeting, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands, May, 2008.:FIB Technical Council
Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, The Netherlands,
October, 2008.
Wei Gao: Attended the “20th Australasian
Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and
Materials” (ACMSM20), 2-5 December 2008,
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
Ian Gilbert: Attended Symposium on Control
of long-term deflections, Concrete Institute of
Australia, Brisbane, 23rd April : ASEC 2008,
Australasian Structural Engineering Conference,
Engineers Australia, Melbourne, June: 7h
International Congress – Concrete: Construction’s
Sustainable Option, University of Dundee,
Scotland, July: 20th Australasian Conference
on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials
(ASMSM20), University of Southern Queensland,
Toowoomba, Queensland, December.
Ehab Hamed: Attended 6th International
Conference on Computation of Shell and Spatial
Structures (IASS-IACM 2008): “Spanning Nano
to Mega”, John F. ABEL and J. Robert COOKE
(Eds.), May 28-31, Cornell University, Ithaca,
NY, USA: . 20th Australasian Conference on
the Mechanics of Structures and Materials
(ACMSM20). December 2-5, Toowoomba,
Queensland, Australia.
nasser Khalili: International Conference of /
International Association for Computer Methods
and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG),
/1-6 October (2008): 8th. World Congress on
Computational Mechanics (WCCM8) June 30 -
July 5, 2008.
Matt McCabe: GEWEX meeting, Jeju Island,
South Korea, CSIRO, Oct, 2008 CSIRO
“Microwave on the Radar”, Canberra, July 2008.
AAS/ATSE China-Australia Symposium,
Canberra, Nov 2008.
stephen Moore: Presentation of paper
“MFA Applications in Australia: Cadmium
and Phosphorus Case studies”; at 2008 Fall
CTCI Foundation Environmental and Energy
International Conference, Taipei.
Bill peirson: Engineers Australia, Hydraulics
2008, Darwin, September. Presented one paper
and co-authored another.
Greg peters: Convening and presenting
at 15th CIRP International Conference on
Life Cycle Engineering, Sydney, 17 - 19
March. College International pour Recherche
en Productique. Presenting: SETAC World
Congress. Sydney, 3-7 August 2008. Society
for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.:
Biosolids Specialty Conference IV. Adelaide, 11-
12 June 2008. Australian Water Association.
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adrian russell: 1st European Conference on
Unsaturated Soils, held in Durham, UK from
2-4th July 2008: 6th UK Travelling Workshop on
Fundamental Soil Mechanics, Nottingham, UK,
from 15-16 December 2008
Hossein taiebat: ISOPE-2008 ¾ The
Eighteenth (2008) International Offshore and
Polar Engineering Conference, Vancouver, July
6 11, 2008
Wendy timms: Coast To Coast Crossing
Boundaries Conference, 18-22 August, 2008,
Darwin.
Zora Vrcelj: AaeE 2008: Nineteenth Annual
Conference of the Australasian Association for
Engineering Education, Queensland, Australia:
20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics
of Structures and Materials, Toowoomba,
Queensland, Australia.
Local and International
Institutional visits
Martin andersen : Visiting Academics: Dr
Dieke Postma, Reader, Institute of Environment
and Resources, The Technical University of
Denmark. & Dr Jim Constanze, USGS.
Mark Bradford: Cornell University, Ithaca,
NY, USA; Yonsei University, Korea; Seoul
National University, Korea, POSCO, Korea; The
University of Edinburgh, UK; The University
of Hong Kong; City University of Hong Kong;
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore;
The University of Sydney; University of Western
Sydney.
david Carmichael: Review of Civil
Engineering degree program, King Saud
University, Saudi Arabia;
ron Cox: Byron Shire Council, NSW: Griffith
University Centre for Coastal Management, Gold
Coast, QLD: CSIR Environmentek, Stellenbosch,
South Africa: University of Stellenbosch,
Stellenbosch, South Africa: Visiting Academics:
Professor Hocine Oumeraci, Leichtweiß-Institute
for Hydromechanics and Coastal Engineering,
Technical University Braunschweig and Director
Coastal Research Centre, University Hannover
and Technical University Braunschweig,
Hannover
Ian Gilbert: Visited the following universities:
University of Dundee, Scotland (July); Imperial
College, London (June), University of Rome – La
Sapienza (July); University of Melbourne (June);
University of Southern Queensland (December);
University of Sydney ; and University of Western
Sydney.
Matt McCabe: CSIRO, University of
Melbourne, Los Alamos National Laboratory
stephen Moore: National Taiwan University;
3 Nov to 14 November 2008
Greg peters: visited Colorado School of Mines
for meetings and presentations
adrian russell: Nagoya Institute of
Technology, Japan, November-December 2008:
University of Bristol, UK, December 2008
Wendy timms: University of Saskatchewan
(Canada), Orange County Water Board
(US), NewWater (Singapore), local offices
of Department of Water and Energy, NSW
Agriculture and Cotton CRC Research Institute
at Narrabri.
Ian turner: University of Plymouth (UK);
University of Bordeaux (France), Delft
Hydraulics (The Netherlands); Sydney
University; Macquarie University
Zora Vrcelj: University of Southern
Queensland
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Service to the professional
community: including
editorships, memberships of
Boards, Committees and Panels
outside of UNSW.
Martin andersen: Associate Editor of
Hydrogeology Journal
Mark Bradford: Editorial/Advisory Boards:
International Journal for Numerical Methods
in Engineering, Engineering Structures,
Computers and Structures, Interaction and
Multiscale Mechanics, Thin-Walled Structures,
Advances in Structural Engineering, Steel and
Composite Structures, International Journal for
Structural Stability and Design, Advanced Steel
Construction, Australian Journal of Structural
Engineering, Electronic Journal of Structural
Engineering, Transactions of Hong Kong
Institution of Engineers, Journal of Institution
of Engineers Singapore; Standards Australia
Committees: BD23 Structural Steel (Chair); BD1
Steel Structures; BD32 Composite Construction;
BD92 Evaluation of Structures; Chairman,
Composite Construction VII, Australia;
Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological
Sciences and Engineering, Fellow, Institution
of Engineers, Australia, Member, Institution of
Structural Engineers, Member, American Society
of Civil Engineers, Member, American Concrete
Institute, Member, Australian Steel Institute,
Member, Australian Concrete Institute.
david Carmichael: Memberships: Fellow,
Institution of Engineers, Australia; Member,
National Committee on Construction Engineering
(IEAust); Member, American Society of Civil
Engineers; Member, Construction Institute
(ASCE); ARC Australian Based Reader
(Ozreader): PhD review University of Sydney;
Reviewer for a number of international journals.
Bruce Cathers: Member, Standards Committee
CE/24: Measurement of Water Flow in Open
Channels, Member, International Association of
Hydraulic Engineering and Research.

on Cox: Member, Engineers Australia National
Committee on Coastal and Ocean Engineering:
Member, Engineers Australia Sydney Maritime
Panel: Member, International Advisory
Committee COPEDEC: Board Member, PIANC
Australia: Member, PIANC International Cooperation
Commission: Member, International
Editorial Board, Coastal Engineering Journal
Japan: Member, International Editorial Panel
Maritime Engineering Journal UK: Chair, School
External Relations Committee: Member, School
UG Teaching and Learning Committee: Member,
School PG Teaching and Learning Committee:
Member, School Technical Services Committee:
Member, Water Research Management
Committee: Member School Management
Group: Member Faculty Standing Committee:
Chair, Engineers Australia Accreditation Panel
for University of Sunshine Coast Engineering
programs.
Kurt douglas: Member, JTC1 - Joint IAEG,
ISSMGE, ISRM International Committee on
Landslides: Member, Sydney Chapter Committee
of the Australian Geomechanics Society.
stephen Foster: Chairman, Standards
Australia Subcommittee BD2/5 “Strength”.:
Chairman, FIB Commission 4 “Modeling of
Structural Behaviour and Design”.: Member,
Standards Australia Committee BD2 “Concrete
Structures”: Member, Standards Australia
Subcommittee BD101 “Retrofitting Structures
by Strengthening”: Member, FIB Model
Code Task Group (SAG5): Member, FIB Task
Group 4.4 “Computer-Based Modeling and
Design”.:Member representing BD2, ISO TC 71
“Concrete, Reinforced Concrete, Prestressed
Concrete”:Member Institution of Engineers
Australia: Member, Concrete Institute of
Australia.:Member, American Concrete Institute.
Ian Gilbert: Fellow, IEAust; Member of the
American Concrete Institute; Member and
Academic Principal Representative of Concrete
Institute of Australia; Member, Standards
Australia Committees BD-002 Concrete
Structures; Chair of Sub-Committee BD-002-
06 Serviceability, Member of Sub-Committees
BD-002-01 and BD1-002-04; Chair Technical
Committee for Concrete09 – 24th Biennial
Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia.
nasser Khalili: Member, International
committee on unsaturated soils, TC6:
Vice President, Australian Association for
Computational Mechanics; President, World
Congress for Computational Mechanics, 2010.
Matt McCabe: Member, GEWEX Radiation
Panel: Guest Professor, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Key Laboratory of Water Cycle &
Related Land Surface Processes
stephen Moore: Technical Group for the
Australian Hazardous Waste Act: Editorial
Board member for International Solid Waste
Association: Member Editorial Board Journal
Hazardous Materials: Member Editorial Board
Journal Environment, Development and
Sustainability.
Greg peters: Re-elected President, Australian
Life Cycle Assessment Society: Chair, Life Cycle
Impact Assessment Development Committee
of the Australian LCI Database Initiative.
Community: Coro Innominata classical chamber
choir concert performances 4 May, 3 August, 30
November.
adrian russell: Secretary, WCCM/APCOM
2010: 9th World Congress on Computational
Mechanics: 4th Asian Pacific Congress on
Computational Mechanics
Hossein taiebat: Committee member of the
Australian Geomechanics Society.
Wendy timms: Treasurer, International
Association of Hydrogeologists – NSW Branch:
Independent Hydrogeology Expert – Caroona
Coal Community Consultative Committee:
Independent Advisor – Department of Primary
Industries Ministerial Working Group for Namoi
Water Study.
Ian turner: Committee member, IEAust
National Committee on Coastal and Ocean
Engineering; manuscript review for various
research journals, Member Institution of
Engineering, Australia; Member, American
Geophysical Union.
Consulting, Seminars
and Reports to Industry,
Government and other bodies
Mark Bradford: Seminar on composite
construction at Yonsei University; Development
of guidance for design of composite slabs
supported on steel beams with headed stud
connectors for Australian Steel Institute;
Design methodology for innovative (Australian)
geodesic dome roofs; Frame collapse at
Hanwood, NSW.
david Carmichael: Expert reports and advice
to industry. Targeted training programs to
industry.
ron Cox: Coastal processes, coastal structures
and coastal zone management at various sites
within NSW, Benchmark Coastal Management
Study incorporating climate change adaptation,
Clarence TAS: Flood protection and flood safety
aspects for Penrith Lakes Scheme (NSW): Port
development, port operations and environmental
issues (Port Kembla NSW, Oakagee and Barrow
Island WA, South Africa): Environmental
aspects related to desalination plants in Sydney
and Central Coast (NSW), Perth (WA) and Gold
Coast (QLD)
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stephen Foster: Invited Presentation, “The
use of Low Ductility Welded Wire Reinforcement
in the Design of Reinforced Concrete Slabs”,
ISO TC 71 Workshop, Los Angeles, USA,
March, 2008 :Invited Presentation, “Latest
Developments in Concrete”, Structural Branch of
Engineers Australia, Victoria Division, Bendigo,
Australia, May, 2008.: Invited Presentation,
“THE NEW AS3600 CONCRETE STRUCTURES
CODE”, Australian Consulting Engineers
Association (ACEA), NSW Division, Sydney,
Australia, October, 2008.
Ian Gilbert: Expert advice and expert witness
services for Dutco Balfor Beatty relating to the
prestressed concrete works on the Dubai Mall
Project; Attended and gave expert evidence
at arbitration hearings in London and Dubai;
Expert advice for Hyder on Port Botany project.
stephen Moore: Teaching in Schools of
Chemical Engineering, Town Planning and Safety
Science on environmental management.
adrian russell: Consulting Services to
Pells Sullivan Meynink Pty Ltd Laboratory
Investigation Tailings Desiccation Testing
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Wendy timms: Provides expert consulting
advice to many clients in industry as a full time
engineer with WRL Projects.
Also please see Reports to Industry section of
this Report.
Awards & Prizes:
Martin andersen: Best session presentation
at: XXXVI IAH Congress Toyama, Japan 26th of
October - 1st of November 2008.
ron Cox: Recognised by Engineers Australia as
the Sir John Holland Civil Engineer of the Year

6
research the research centres
centres
part six
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CIES - Centre For Infrastructure Engineering & Safety
In its second year since its inception, The UNSW Centre for Infrastructure
Engineering and Safety (CIES) continues toward the realisation of its vision
to become an internationally recognised research centre, and the strongest
in the region, for investigating, understanding and predicting the safety
and behaviour of engineering infrastructure under in-service and ultimate
or limit conditions.
CIES is focused on high-level research in structural engineering,
geotechnical engineering, engineering materials and computational
mechanics. Specifically, the researchers in CIES apply their skills to
engineering and safety assessments of buildings, bridges, dams, roads
and other infrastructure when subjected to both serviceability conditions,
and overload (or limit) conditions such as may occur in fire, earthquake,
cyclone or blast situations, or when structures are exposed to hostile
environments. In addition, CIES aims to promote multi-disciplinary
collaboration, primarily across the Faculties of Engineering and Science at
UNSW.
In fulfilling its aim of
establishing a worldclass
interdisciplinary
research team
supported by
advanced analytical,
computational and
experimental facilities,
CIES established
an Advanced
Computational
Analysis Laboratory
(ACAL), which enables
staff, research and
honours students to
access state of the
art research software
on contemporary
work stations. The
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ACAL facilities were used during 2008 for research on blast and fire
loading, geodesic domes, shallow concrete shells and other applications.
Consistent with CIES’ aim of providing for a forum for research engineers
and scientists from various disciplines in which to exchange ideas and
to develop and lead collaborative research programs, the research team
resource more than doubled during 2008. 2009 will see the formalisation
of research nodes as a means of managing the operation and direction of
the research.
Staff in the Centre again received strong support from the ARC for projects
to commence in 2009. ARC Discovery Projects include:
m Scaled boundary finite-element shakedown approach for the safety
assessment of cracked elastoplastic structures under cyclic loading -
awarded to Chongmin Song and Francis Tin-Loi,
m Long-term behaviour of thin-walled concrete curved members
strengthened with externally bonded composite materials awarded to -
Ehab Hamed and Mark Bradford,
m Limit and shakedown analyses allowing for geometric effects and
physical instability - awarded to Francis Tin-Loi and Yong-Lin Pi,
m Qualitative analysis of dynamic performance of vehicles with uncertain
system parameters and road inputs - awarded to N Zhang (UTS) and
Wei Gao.
ARC Linkage Projects include:
m Enhanced analysis and structural design of pavements – virtual
laboratory for advanced pavement design - awarded to Markus Oeser,
Adrian Russell and Nasser Khalili
m Time-dependent response and deformations of composite beams with
innovative deep trapezoidal decks - awarded to Mark Bradford, Brian
Uy (UWS) and Gianluca Ranzi (Sydney).
Mario Attard was also an investigator on the LIEF grant “Rollover Crash
Research Infrastructure Capacity Building” awarded to UNSW as the
administering organization.
During 2008, new research funding enabled the appointment of research
associates Dr Amin Heidarpour and Dr Jerry Iu, as well as research fellow
Dr Jean Li in collaboration with UNSW’s School of Surveying and Spatial
Information Systems and the CRC for Spatial Information. Teaching
academics Dr Wei Gao and Dr Hossein Taiebat also joined CIES.
A number of eminent visitors spent periods in CIES during 2008, including
Professor Sritawat Kitipornchai (City University of Hong Kong), Professor

Patrick Selvadurai (McGill University, Canada), Professor Yoo-Sang Choo
(National University of Singapore), Professor Bernard Schrefler (University
of Padua, Italy), Dr Mamoru Kikumoto (Nagoya Institute of Technology,
Japan) and Professor Moon-Young Kim (SungKyunKwan University, Korea).
Practicum students included Charlotte Röben (University of Edinburgh, UK)
and Gisbert Gonzalo (University of Valencia, Spain).
An important and stated aim of CIES is to “promote the application of
the outcomes and deliverables from the research programs to industry”.
To this end, CIES established strong industry links during 2008. Mark
Bradford and Ian Gilbert instigated collaborations with Fielders Australia
and Prestressed Concrete Design Consultants Pty Ltd in the area of
composite slabs and composite beams with profiled slabs, which is an area
in which collaborations were first developed with BlueScope Lysaght. With
further input from BOSFA Pty Limited (a joint venture between NV Bekaert
SA of Belgium and OneSteel Limited) and Stephen Foster’s expertise in
fibre reinforcement, CIES is aiming to produce a comprehensive design
guidance for composite beams with advanced composite slabs which is
much-needed by industry.
Pells Sullivan Meynink (PSM) continued its funding of a senior lectureship
in rock mechanics, while State Water (NSW) funded half a senior lecturer’s
position in dam engineering. The Roads and Traffic Authority of New South
Wales and ARRB established collaborations with Nasser Khalili, Markus
Oeser and Adrian Russell in developing advanced software for modelling
granular materials in pavement systems which led to an ARC Linkage
Project, and material testing managed by Zhen-Tian Chang furthered CIES
connections with BORAL. Other industry collaborations included securing
an honours research thesis prize by Stephen Foster and Ian Gilbert
from ACRA (Australian Concrete Repair Association). Internationally,
Mark Bradford and Gianluca Ranzi (Sydney) forged collaborations with
The Korea Institute of Construction Technology and Yonsei University in
Seoul. 2009 will see vigorous pursuit of strengthening of these industry
collaborations, and the establishment of new ones.
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Water Research Centre - WRC
There are pressing contemporary needs for better integrated water
management at national and state levels in Australia. In recognition of
present demand for more multi-faceted approaches to water management,
the School united its longstanding and major water research activities
within a single water research centre.
There are two primary centre nodes: at Kensington with staff and students
accommodated within the Vallentine annex; and, at the Water Research
Laboratory at Manly Vale. The centre is co-supervised by Richard Stuetz
and Bill Peirson, who are respectively responsible for each node.
The School has a 60 year history of leading development of water
technology in Australia. Apart from maintaining the largest postgraduate
and undergraduate teaching programmes in water engineering in
Australia, the School remains active in Australian fundamental water
research: Our research strengths include:
m surface and groundwater hydrology – ongoing Australian leadership of
the quantifying of rainfall, runoff and groundwater flows at catchment
scales (This history includes development of the lead Australian
design document, Australian Rainfall and Runoff, now published and
developed by Engineers Australia).
m public health and water treatment – fundamental investigations of the
chemistry and microbiology of water for urban use have been focussed
within the Centre for Water and Waste Treatment over the last 20
years.
m civil and environmental hydraulics – practical project-based and
theoretical hydraulics research undertaken using the unique largescale
facilities of the Water Research Laboratory at Manly Vale.
The new Centre activities are grouped around three dominant research
themes:
1. Water Supply
Australia is a continent of low rainfall and its development and economic
robustness is constrained by presently available and potential water
supplies.
2. The Coast
Over 86% of the Australian community live in the coastal zone with
consequent environmental impact and climate vulnerabilities.
3. Sustainability
To maintain Australia’s current level of population and economic growth,
water and contamination management need innovative solutions in terms
of environmental, energy and social considerations.
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Although the WRC was only formed at the beginning of 2008, there have
been two major successful research achievements during the course of the
year:
1. UNSW successfully submitted a bid to be the national host of the
federally-funded – Australian Climate Change Adaptation Research
Network: Theme 6 - Settlements and Infrastructure (ACCARNSI).
The focus of this network is bring together researchers and
stakeholders with an interest in the impacts of climate change on
coastal settlements, public and private infrastructure including
building and facility design and construction, and the social, economic
and institutional implications of these impacts and implications for
planning, design, and management of settlements and infrastructure.
The research network is led and co-ordinated by A/Prof. Ron Cox and
Node 4 of the Network (Infrastructure) is led by the UNSW Water
Research Centre (jointly convened by Stuetz and Peirson). Node
4 addresses the prominent infrastructure issues related to energy,
water security, stormwater and flooding and broader engineering
infrastructure with a broad team of external collaborators and
stakeholders.
2. Collaborative work drawing on the broad range of skills within the
centre have a developed a new approach to microbial risk assessment
for anthropogenic discharges to coastal waters. Present indications are
that this is a new international approach to this difficult problem and
should lead to a new policy approach in the area.
WRC - Kensington
New research funding has enabled the appointment of new research and
technical staff within the Kensington centre node: Drs Michael Short and
Ben van den Akker as research fellows and Ms Leearna Brown and Trinh
Thi Thanh Trang as research assistants.
Dr Stuart Khan was also awarded a National Water Commission fellowship,
one of three in Australia to study “Quantitative Contaminant Exposure
Assessment for Water Recycling Schemes”.
In 2008, Dr Matthew McCabe joined the Centre and the School as an
academic researcher working within the hydroclimatology program and is
now leading new research activities on remote sensing and hydrological
cycle.
Strong support for our work was provided by the Australian Research
Council (ARC) in terms of new Discovery and Linkage grants awarded in
2008:

m ARC Discovery Grant: “Resolving Critical Knowledge Gaps Relating to
Light and Free-Radical Mediated Transformations of Iron and Copper
in Oxic Natural Waters” led by Prof David Waite;
m ARC Discovery Grant: “Characterizing the Hydrological Cycle using
Water Isotopes, Land-surface Models and Satellite Observations” led
by Dr Matthew McCabe;
m ARC Linkage Grant: “Optimising Decentralised Membrane Bioreactors
for Water Reuse” led by Prof Richard Stuetz; and,
m ARC Linkage Project “A new paradigm for improved water resource
management using innovative water modelling techniques” led by Dr
Matthew McCabe.
Significant collaborative research projects with industry were initiated
including:
m “Replacement Flows: Risk Assessment Review and Chemical
Monitoring Program” led by Dr Stuart Khan; and,
m establishment of a three year Sustainability Partnership with Victorian
EPA, led by Dr Greg Peters.
m Visitors to the Centre at Kensington during 2008 included Associate
Prof Carlos Chernicharo (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)
and Dr Eric Dickenson (Colorado School of Mines).
WRC - Manly Vale (WRL)
Since 1959, the Water Research Laboratory (WRL) has continued to
maintain its international reputation for fundamental and applied research
as well as providing specialist professional engineering advice on specific
projects across the water engineering discipline. With the unique largescale
physical facilities at the Manly Vale site, track record for addressing
computationally-demanding numerical modeling in water engineering and
significant experience in undertaking field investigations, WRL continues to
maintain an international reputation in the specific disciplines of:
1. Civil and Environmental Engineering
Hydraulics
Understanding the turbulent flow of water, air and sediment through pipes,
turbomachines, open channels and across the landscape is one of the most
challenging of technical disciplines. Engineering design must recognise
the inherent uncertainties of measurement and modelling methods when
providing practical solutions to industry need.
2. Coastal Engineering
Approximately 86% of Australians live in the coastal fringe with
consequent major development of urban areas, industry and supporting
infrastructure. Many of the processes of wave formation and impact as
well as shoreline and structural response remain poorly understood.
Robust coastal engineering design techniques are essential for sustainable
coastal development. Coastal engineering design must be undertaken
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in an ecological context containing interacting marine and freshwater
ecosystems. Present concerns regarding greenhouse gas emissions are
prompting a fresh look at the potential to harness energy in the coastal
zone.
3. Groundwater
In a country dominated by long droughts interspersed with floods,
groundwater is a key water reserve: protected from evaporative loss but
subject to contamination and potential overexploitation. Capturing key
field information is critical to an adequate understanding of groundwater
movement and its coupling to surface waters. The development of largescale
geophysical techniques to “see” beneath the ground surface is a key
aspect of groundwater assessment.
4. Estuarine Engineering
Estuaries are highly productive and complex ecosystems due to the high
levels of nutrients available from catchment runoff and their large and
diverse habitats. As coastal development occurs, engineering design is
required to: mitigate adverse environmental effects and minimize impacts;
find appropriate means of discharging treated wastewater; and, develop
strategies for determining appropriate estuary fresh water flows to
minimize ecosystem and threatened species impacts.
Highlights for 2008 included:
m Former WRL Director, A/Prof Ron Cox was awarded Engineers
Australia’s prestigious Sir John Holland Award for Civil Engineer of
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the Year 2008 in recognition of his long standing and continuing
contribution to the profession and community, particularly in the field
of coastal engineering.
m Senior Projects Engineer, Dr. Will Glamore was awarded the
prestigious PIANC DE PAEPE - WILLEMS AWARD for international
excellence in Coastal, Marine and Inland Waterways. Will was
presented with the award at the PIANC 2008 Annual General Assembly
in Beijing, China.
m Coastal Engineering Postdoctoral fellow, Dr Chris Blenkinsopp had
one of his publications selected by the Royal Society as one of eight
“Board favourite articles” published in the Proceedings of the Royal
Society in 2007. Chris’s article is entitled “Void Fraction Measurement
in Breaking Waves”.
m Dr. Martin Andersen of WRL and the Connected Waters Initiative
(CWI) received a prize for Best Oral Presentation addressing
Challenging Hydrogeological Issues at the XXXVI Congress of the
International Association of Hydrogeologists in Toyama, Japan. His
presentation was entitled Investigation of Stable Isotopes in the
Namoi River Catchment: Elucidating Recharge Sources and the Extent
of Surface Water/Groundwater Interaction and was co-authored by
Karina Meredith, Wendy Timms and R. Ian Acworth.
m Participation by WRL researchers in the international research
program BARDEX which examined barrier overtopping and overwash
processes at the proto-type scale, and to investigate the role of backbarrier
lagoon water-levels and groundwater fluxes on the stability of

eaches. Dr Ian Turner was responsible for formulating and leading
one of the five BARDEX work packages: ‘WP2: Barrier Groundwater’.
m Presentation of three papers authored by WRL/CWI staff and
students at the XXXVI Congress of the International Association of
Hydrogeologists in Toyama, Japan.
m The presentation of four papers authored by WRL staff at the
Engineers Australia national conference on Hydraulics in Darwin.
m Award of an ARC Discovery grant to Prof. Michael Banner (UNSW
Mathematics), Bill Peirson and Prof. Frédéric Dias (ENS Cachan,
France) Forecasting wave breaking in directional seas.
Three new staff joined the WRL Projects team during 2008: Luis Mallon-
Lopez (former Practicum student); Conrad Wasko (UNSW Civil Engineering
undergraduate University medalist); and Stephen Pells returned as a
senior WRL Projects Engineer (after working with Arup and Cardno).
New research students commencing their studies at WRL included: Xia
Yan (Hohai, recipient of an award from the China Scholarship Council)
investigating low-solubility gas transfer with Bill Peirson; and Gabriel Rau
(University of Stuttgart, Germany), investigating surface-groundwater
interactions with Martin Andersen and Ian Acworth.
Dr. Seyed Ali Azarmsa of the Dept. of Physical Oceanography, Faculty of
Marine Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, I.R. Iran, visited
WRL during 2008 to undertake collaborative investigation energy losses
turbulence applicable to breaking waves.
Fundamental and strategic research activities attracted over eight
hundred thousand dollars in funding in 2008 and continued to yield
findings of significant international impact:
m Development of methods for quantifying ocean-aquifer exchanges and
consequent coastal water quality
m Development of a temperature-based method for determining surfaceand
ground-water interactions for Australian inland catchments.
m Beach change over individual wave cycles on sand and gravel beaches.
m BARDEX - standing for BARrier Dynamic EXperiments – is a
collaboration between researchers at the universities of Plymouth,
Algarve, Birmingham, UNSW, Hamburg, and Southampton. Funded by
the European Union through the ‘’HYDROLAB III’ program, BARDEX
took place within the Delta flume in the north-east of The Netherlands,
maintained and operated by Deltares.
m Development of video-based techniques for real-time monitoring and
analysis for coastal engineering and coastal management.
m Determining appropriate safety criteria for people exposed to flood
waters.
m Determining the fundamental causes of wave-induced enhancement of
aeration at the surfaces of wind-forced open waters.
m Enhanced understanding of the linkages between a changing climate
and coastal erosion.
m Determining the role of wave groups in washing rock fishers from
NSW coastal rock shelves.
m Base level measurements and analysis of rain water quality from
Sydney roofs.
m Finding new methods for seawall toe protection.
m Methods for managing intermittently open and closed ocean lagoon
entrances.
m Methods for managing and monitoring aquifer recharge.
strategic industry advice throughout 2008 was provided by WRL
Projects to industry, government and private clients within Australia and
overseas with a turnover of over $2.4M.
WRL Sponsorship Activities During 2008
Louise Gates and Jamie Ruprecht were awarded UNSW Faculty of
Engineering Taste Of Research Summer Scholarships to undertake
research investigations at WRL for 12 weeks over the summer of 2008-
2009.
International Practicum experience: Astrid Fröhlich and Lena Bruderreck
from the Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Germany. Joaquin Sebastian
Peral (Polytechnic of Valencia, Spain), Sebastian Moirat (Ecole Nationale
Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse, France) and Maxime Bonis (Ecole
Normale Superieure, Cachan, France).
WRL and its staff continue to contribute professionally and financially
to committees of Engineers Australia, the International Association
of Hydrogeologists, the Australian Water Association, the Irrigation
Association of Australia as well as other professional and international
organizations.
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Strategic industry advice - WRL
Strategic industry advice was provided by the School’s Water Research
Laboratory (part of the UNSW Water Research Centre) to industry,
government and private clients within Australia and overseas with a project
turnover of over $2.4M. Project highlights included:
m Ongoing operation of ARGUS Coastal Imaging Systems at five
locations along East Coast Australia
m The first national integrated assessment and responses for climate
change impacts on coastal foreshores. This study has been undertaken
using Clarence City, Tasmania as the pilot location with assessment
now being extended to other locations in Tasmania and Victoria.
m Strategic advice and physical testing of breakwaters for Shellcove,
Wyndham Harbour, Pitcairn Island, Sir Bani Yas, Dubai and LNG
developments proposed for northern Australia.
m Determining the vessel-generated wave climate at the National
Maritime Museum.
m Validating an assessment strategy for vessel-generated wash in NSW
estuaries.
m Assessment and hydraulic design associated with the potential impact
of desalination discharges and potential byproducts in Sydney,
Melbourne, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and South Africa.
m Review and specialist hydraulic design of wastewater discharges in the
Illawarra, Shellharbour, northern Tasmania, the Clarence estuary and
at Newcastle.
m Assessment and review of proposed environmental flow determinations
for the Manning River and Gippsland Lakes.
m Assessment and design of mobilization of contaminated sediments in
Sydney Harbour.
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m Numerical modeling of water quality and salinity in Darwin Harbour
and the Katherine River.
m Coastline management strategies including determining preferred
methods for harvesting sand for nourishing eroded beaches in the
Byron shire.
m Hydraulic design and testing of strategies to ameliorate air
entrainment in cooling water.
m Design and implementation of field monitoring programs for sewage
discharges at Hat Head, Moree and Lake Conjola.
m Design and implementation of field monitoring programs for
mobilization of salinity in north-western New South Wales.
m Management of oily water discharges at Gove, Townsville, Cairns and
Rockhampton.
m Testing of a wave screen composed of recycled tyres
m Design of tidal restoration and wetland management strategies at
Tomago and Anna Bay (NSW) and for RAMSAR wetlands in Western
Australia., for the Hunter and Shoalhaven estuaries
m Design and assessment of flood protection at Penrith Lakes, Suma
Park Dam and in northern Tasmania.
m On site training for government and the agricultural industry regarding
surface water and groundwater interactions.
m Numerical modeling of groundwater transport and fate at Uranium
mines.
m Assessment of flow within airborne contaminant capture devices for
nickel smelters in New Caledonia and Queensland.
m Determining power output of wave energy devices.

The Connected Waters Initiative
CWI successes in 2008
The Connected Waters Initiative, directed by Professor Ian Ackworth
of the School, is a joint initiative between UNSW School of Civil &
Environmental Engineering and School of Biological Earth & Environmental
Sciences (BEES). The goals of the CWI include better management and
understanding of the interaction between surface and groundwater, and to
boost community awareness and research quality in an emerging area of
high national significance. It is planned for the CWI to evolve into a well
funded National Centre for Excellence over the next few years.
A major effort was put into the CWI proposals for funding under the
new $60 million Centre for Groundwater Research and Training. The bid
included successful proposals to establish a new centrifuge testing facility,
to conduct research into three-dimensional modelling of underground
structures, and research projects to examine the flow of water through
aquifers and aquitards. It also included a commitment from the NSW
government for a further $815,000 to augment a new research and
training facility for groundwater issues on UNSW property at Wellington, in
central-western NSW.
Professor Richard Kingsford was named as member of the Federal
Government’s stakeholder consultative committee to advise the government
on the Commonwealth Government’s commitment to buy water for
the Murray-Darling Basin. Professor Kingsford attracted considerable
media attention during the year and won the prestigious 2008 Australian
Government Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Science.
The UNSW CWI was well represented at the Congress of the International
Association of Hydrogeologists held in Toyoma, Japan from October 26
to November 1 2008. Professor Ian Acworth, Dr Martin Andersen, Anna
Greve and James Patterson participated and Martin Andersen, Karina
Meredith, Wendy Timms and Ian Acworth were awarded Best Oral Prize
for the keynote address delivered by Martin Andersen, ‘Investigation of
Stable Isotopes in the Namoi River Catchment - Elucidating Recharge
Sources and the Extent of Surface Water/Groundwater Interaction’.
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Those were the Days
Professor Crawford Munro (Head of School 1951-1964) and
friends 1962
The Diamond History Project – Sixty Years of the
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The School was one of the eight foundation Schools of the University of
New South Wales when it was established in 1949. We plan to mark our
diamond anniversary with the publication of a School History. The aim
is to produce a lively, readable, inclusive and reflective social history -
celebrating sixty years of useful work, and the people who participated in
this achievement - staff and students alike.
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We intend to list all our staff and graduates in the History - and all our
Industry Partners - and will devote some pages to the student experience
of each decade. If you would like to participate, with memories, images or
information we would love to hear from you. Contact Dr Mary O’Connell at
m.oconnell@unsw.edu.au
History surveys for staff and alumni are downloadable from
http://www.civeng.unsw.edu.au/alumni_industry_relations/index.html